It is time for the plum season, also known as Longqing, Zhuhong, because of its shape like water poplar, taste like plum, and therefore named Yangmei. Plum fruit color bright, juicy, sweet and sour taste, its nutritional value is highlighted in the following aspects: plum is rich in vitamin C, B, to prevent cancer and anti-cancer has a positive effect. Secondly, prunes have the effect of quenching thirst, strengthening the spleen and appetite, more food not only does not hurt the spleen and stomach, and has the effect of detoxification to dispel cold. It is said that the kernel of the plum can cure foot odor, and the root can stop bleeding and regulate gas. The bark of the tree can be used to treat bruises, redness and pain. Some people also use the plum to treat diarrhea, take the plum boiled soup to drink to stop the discharge, with astringent effect. Rumor 1 There are small white worms in prunes, so you can’t eat them Prunes may indeed have small white worms in them, so they are one of the few fruits in the world that are “meat and veggies”. The small worms in prunes are fruit fly larvae. This is a normal natural phenomenon in the traditional cultivation of prunes, and fruit flies in their larval stage are not harmful to humans, so there is no need to panic. If your appetite is really affected and you can’t get over it, what should you do? Salt water soak Freshly bought prunes can be soaked in cool boiling water with salt. Less than a few minutes more than ten minutes will be able to soak out the small white worms, and water soaking or rinsing, the effect is not good. If you buy more prunes at once, soak them and then put them in the refrigerator. And with salt water soaking prunes, there is another advantage: you can make the sweet and sour prunes, eat more sweet and not astringent. As for the use of raw flour or fruit and vegetable cleaning powder to wash prunes, are not particularly necessary, but will destroy some of the flavor of prunes. Rumor 2 plum is dyed, wash will lose color It is said that the plum bought home to take a bubble of water, the water is red or black, it proves that the plum is dyed. However, in addition to white plum varieties other than the plum, are rich in water-soluble anthocyanins, as long as the plum ripe to a certain extent, the juice will easily flow, the water dyed red, not surprisingly. Of course, the color of anthocyanins is closely related to the pH of the water, with acidic blisters leaning toward red and alkaline blisters toward blue. And melanin is usually not water-soluble, really if the additional dyed black prunes, but should be soaked after the remaining bowl of water. So for the soak after the water becomes black, to remain skeptical of the claim. One point of shopping advice is right: observe the basket containing prunes, if the sides are dyed red everywhere, while the prunes are soft and smell of wine, it means that the prunes may be placed for a long time, not very fresh. Rumor 3 plums can not eat with these things 1, plums can not eat with seafood Rumor says that all fruits are rich in vitamin C, seafood contains arsenic substances. Then vitamin C will react with arsenic to generate arsenic trioxide, which is arsenic, like orange juice, lemon juice and other common fruits and juices can not be eaten with seafood. At present, all the news about the poisoning of vitamin C and seafood together is false. This poisoning phenomenon really needs to happen, probably need to eat four or five hundred shrimp in one breath, and immediately swallowed super vitamin C tablets to do. 2, prunes and cucumbers can not be eaten together This rumor, in fact, is more widely spread tomatoes and cucumbers can not be eaten together. Rumors say: cucumber contains vitamin C decomposition enzymes, will break down the vitamin C in prunes (or tomatoes), resulting in nutritional losses. It’s wrong to say so. Are you kidding? We forget that cucumbers also contain vitamin C, how can this decomposition phenomenon, in favor of food other than cucumbers to play a role in it? 3, prunes can not be eaten with milk Rumor has it that prunes (and various fruits) contain fruit acids, which will make the milk protein coagulation, affecting absorption. Milk enters the stomach and needs to react with stronger stomach acid first to be digested. The weak organic acids in fruits can have a very limited effect on protein absorption. Rumor 4 Diabetes and pregnant women can not eat prunes The concern of high blood sugar does not mean that the fruit can not be eaten at all. The sugar content of prunes is considered low among fruits, about 7%, and the blood sugar response is not high. There are also studies that show that some varieties of prunes contain certain glucose-lowering and lipid-lowering active substances. So, people who need to control their blood sugar can still eat prunes. 1, pay attention not to eat more If the total amount of prunes and other fruits eaten every day within half a catty, is not a big problem. If the patient’s own blood sugar is high, you can eat half a pound of fruit in two times, it is not easy to cause blood sugar fluctuations. 2, to be careful of spoilage Plums are relatively intolerant of storage, slightly put a few days is very easy to spoil, alcohol taste. So be placed in a ventilated and cool place, preferably in the refrigerator or protected with ice packs; be careful not to eat the bad ones when eating, otherwise you will easily get diarrhea. Pregnant women need to be more careful. Rumor 5: Prunes can stop diarrhea Prunes can stop diarrhea, in fact, it is said that the effectiveness of prune extract. This is why drinking highly alcoholic wine soaked plum wine has a certain anti-diarrheal effect. And if you eat a lot of plums directly, not only can not stop diarrhea, but also may promote laxative, or even diarrhea. Fruits like prunes, mulberries, strawberries, which have tiny fluffy, granular surfaces, are able to effectively stimulate intestinal peristalsis, resulting in rapid bowel movements. At the same time, it should be noted that prunes are rich in organic acids, indigestion, hyperacidity, gastroesophageal reflux people, do not eat too much prunes at a time, otherwise it will stimulate the stomach and intestines. Knowing this, you can finally eat plums with confidence and boldness.