Nowadays, using Chinese herbs to make soup for health is popular, and goji berries are probably the most commonly used Chinese herb in soup. However, some people say that chewing goji berries is more nutritious than drinking them in water. So, is it better to eat goji berries directly or make soup? Let's answer this question for you.
【Is it better to eat goji berries directly or make soup?】
Goji berry polysaccharides are a type of protein polysaccharides. If they are heated and extracted in water, they will denature and reduce their medicinal effects. Therefore, in terms of eating methods, chewing goji berries directly allows for better absorption of nutrients and is more beneficial in exerting its health benefits.
Some people are particularly curious whether goji berries can be eaten directly. Experts believe that goji berries can be eaten directly, but before eating goji berries, it is important to wash them thoroughly. Otherwise, the dust on the dried goji berries can cause diarrhea. Therefore, pay attention to cleaning when eating goji berries!
Chewing goji berries directly allows for better absorption of nutrients and is more beneficial in exerting goji berries' health benefits. However, when chewing goji berries, it is important to reduce the quantity consumed to avoid excessive nourishment. Generally, it is appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of goji berries per day. If you want to achieve therapeutic effects, you can eat about 30 grams per day.
【Methods for selecting goji berries】
How can we buy safe and high-quality goji berries? You can follow these 4 steps:
1. Taste them. If they taste sour and bitter, it indicates that they may have been treated with sulfur, which can be carcinogenic if consumed in large quantities. When buying, try tasting them, and if you find the taste is not right, don't buy them.
2. Look at their appearance. For example, Ningxia goji berries have a small size but thick flesh, and there are obvious white spots at the navel of the goji berries. Qinghai goji berries, on the other hand, have a large size and high sugar content, but the flesh is not as plump as Ningxia goji berries, and they are slightly inferior.
3. Check their stickiness. Take a handful of goji berries, squeeze them tightly, and then release them to see if the particles stick together. Goji berries with high stickiness have poor quality.
4. Soak them in water. Soak the goji berries in water and observe if they sink and the color of the water. If the water color is pale yellow, it indicates that they are normal. If the color turns brick red, it means they have been dyed or processed and should not be consumed. If a large number of goji berries sink, they are not good goji berries.
【Taboos for consuming goji berries】
Goji berries have a neutral nature and can be consumed by everyone, but there are still some small taboos:
1. Because goji berries have a strong warm effect on the body, people with a quick temper or hypertension should eat them in moderation.
2. People with weak spleen and stomach should also eat them in moderation.
3. Any health supplement, including goji berries, should not be consumed excessively. It is appropriate for healthy adults to eat about 20 grams of goji berries per day.
