Summer is the season when all kinds of fruits are abundant. Watermelons are big and sweet, and mango ice is delicious to eat... But nutritionists say that the peels that we all peel off when we eat fruits actually contain many healthy ingredients. Like watermelon peel, citrulline helps lower blood pressure, mango peel is antioxidant and rich in omega-3, fluffy peach peel contains pro-vitamins, which can prevent cataracts, chia peel contains flavonoids and dietary fiber to help lose weight.. ., the peel has many benefits.
Summer is a good season to eat Taiwanese fruits. Lin Minhua, director of the Nutrition Department of Yunlin Christian Hospital, said that in addition to the pulp of all kinds of fruits, in fact, if you make good use of the peel, you can eat more healthy ingredients. In order to protect the fruit, the peel contains a lot of phytochemical ingredients, which can resist oxidation, insect pests and protect the seeds, so many peels will have some uncomfortable reactions, but if you survive these uncomfortable reactions, make more use of the nutrients of the peel Can make people healthier.
Citrulline in watermelon rind can lower blood pressure
Lin Minhua said that the white pulp of watermelon rind is rich in citrulline, which has the effect of relaxing blood vessels and reducing blood pressure. Many people often experience itchy and allergic skin when they come into contact with mango peel, because the peel contains a chemical "urushiol" that is possessed by poison ivy. Exposure to urushiol can easily cause pruritus on the skin. Some people eat mangoes without peeling the skin first, but directly bite a hole to suck the pulp.
Mango peel is rich in omega-3 and quercetin can protect cardiovascular
But if mango peel isUrushiol is not allergic. In fact, mango peel is rich in dietary fiber, rich in vitamin E, C and a variety of antioxidants, as well as polyphenol carotenoids. The most important nutrient is the unsaturated fatty acid omega-3. At the same time, mango peel contains quercetin in vitamin P complex, which can increase the elasticity of capillaries and maintain the collagen of blood vessels, which is good for blood circulation and heart health. It is rich in dietary fiber and helps in weight loss.
People who are allergic to mango must test it first before they can eat it.
However the mango skin is so hard, how can it be bitten and swallowed? Lin Minhua suggested that you can wash the mango skin and crush it together with the pulp into mango juice. You can also mix it with fresh milk or yogurt to get the benefits of mango skin. However, if you are allergic to urushiol in oak or sumac, you are also prone to allergies to eating mango pulp and peel. You should eat it carefully. Try a small bite first to make sure you are not allergic before eating.
Peach has also been abundant recently. Last year, there was a collective food poisoning among elementary school students in the southern part of the country. It was later found that the cause was allergy caused by eating the cilia on the peach skin of Taiwan peach, mainly the fluff on the peach skin. Contains certain plant polyphenols, which can easily cause allergies. But in fact, peach peels are rich in antioxidants and vitamin A, a lot of dietary fiber, carotenoids, pro-vitamins and other antioxidants, which can help reduce cataracts and reduce inflammation in the body. And peach skin is rich in ceramide "Selome", which helps the skin to be hydrated.
Peach kiwi peel is rubbed off with a napkin and eaten with the skin
The kiwi peel has the same fluff as the peach peel, because even the peel is thickThick, and the cilia can irritate the throat, itch and make people cough, so most people dig out the pulp and eat it. But Lin Minhua said that in fact, the peel of kiwifruit contains more antioxidants than the pulp, including flavonoids and rich in vitamin C. If you are afraid that peach and kiwi peel will cause allergic discomfort, it is recommended to rub the peel with a paper towel or napkin first. It is easy to remove the fluff, and you can also eat the nutrition of the peel.
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