A couple of wholesalers in Changhua were diagnosed with COVID-19 after they went to Wanhua, Taipei to sell grapes, which also caused members of the community music club and their families to gather together. Chang also came out and shouted that "grapes are innocent!" The Agriculture and Food Administration also said that consumers do not need to worry that the new crown virus will not infect or spread through plants.
Changhua grape wholesalers and their husbands were infected with the epidemic. After the epidemic spread to Changhua, many local grape farmers also became affected households, and the grapes were unsubscribed. The Agriculture and Food Administration of the Agricultural Committee of the Executive Yuan pointed out that the new crown pneumonia is an animal virus and will not infect or spread through plants; and after harvesting grapes, fruit farmers will carry out grading packaging, and most of them will be sold through direct sales, home delivery, etc. Consumers contact, the public can rest assured to eat.
As it is currently the grape production season, the Council of Agriculture also appeals to the public to support Taiwan's domestic grapes. Nutritionist Song Minghua analyzed the nutrition of grapes. Generally speaking, grapes are divided into "green grapes" and "purple grapes". Green grapes contain high levels of vitamin A, which are helpful for skin and mucous membranes, as well as eyes, including night blindness and dry eye. . As for purple grapes, they are rich in antioxidants such as anthocyanins and polyphenols, so they have obvious effects in anti-aging or fighting free radicals and reducing oxidative stress in the body.
Song Minghua mentioned that among the fruits, the sugar content of grapes is relatively high. In addition, dietary fiber is not particularly high, but trace elements including B group or some anthocyanins are abundant in grapes. It should be noted that because the grapes belong to the highGI fruit, so if you eat 1 serving a day, it is about 10 to 13. If you have diabetes or people with poor blood sugar control, try to avoid grapes.
Also, some people are curious, is it better to eat fresh grapes or raisins? Song Minghua said that the biggest difference between grapes and raisins is "moisture", because raisins evaporate a lot of water during the production process, so the water will be greatly reduced; but for parts such as protein, carbohydrates, and calories, 1 fresh grape is used. Compared with 1 raisin, it won't make much difference.
Song Minghua further analyzed that if the weight of 100 grams is used, there are about 10 grapes in 100 grams, but if it is 100 grams of raisins, there are about 50 grapes; so the same 100 grams, raisins have higher calories, and there are For people who are losing weight or weight control, it is recommended to eat fresh grapes. And during the drying process of raisins, some micronutrients, including vitamin B group, vitamin C, etc., will also be lost in large quantities, so eating fresh grapes will be better than raisins.
However, if raisins are compared with other dried fruits, Song Minghua believes that raisins are a better choice. Because grapes have high sugar content, there is no need to add additional sugar in the raisin process, because they are sweet enough, palatable and acceptable to the public. High, if it is other dried fruits such as dried guava, dried mango, etc., the sweetness is not high, and additional sugar may be added during the process, which may lead to more sugar.
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