October is the persimmon a large number of listing, persimmon nutritional value is relatively high, appropriate consumption is good for our health, eat persimmon helps to nourish anti-aging, can also help relieve fatigue, and even women during pregnancy to eat persimmon can also prevent the symptoms of gestational hypertension, but we should know that everything is to be eaten in moderation, eat too much, not only for the body is not good, but also harm the body, then What are the benefits and disadvantages of eating persimmons?
The benefits of eating persimmons
Persimmon has high nutritional value, rich in glucose, fructose, protein, carotene, vitamin C, citrulline, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine and other nutritional elements, Chinese medicine believes that persimmon is sweet and cold, slightly astringent, to the lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridian, has a variety of effects, such as moistening the lung and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and generating fluid, astringent intestines to stop dysentery, strengthening the spleen and stomach, generating fluid and moistening the intestines, cooling blood to stop bleeding. And persimmons are rich in pectin, which is a water-soluble dietary fiber, has a good laxative effect, can help maintain the growth of normal intestinal flora; in addition, persimmons have anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling effects, can effectively improve blood circulation, promote tendon inflammation and trauma recovery.
What are the disadvantages of eating persimmons
Persimmon eating too much is not good for absorption
If you eat too many persimmons, the tannic acid contained in them can form compounds with calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and other minerals in the food that cannot be absorbed by the body, thus causing the above nutrients not to be absorbed and used by the body, resulting in a lack of essential mineral elements.
Persimmons hurt the stomach when eaten in excess
Persimmons contain more sugar, which makes it easier for people to feel full, which affects appetite and reduces the intake of regular meals; and persimmons contain a lot of tannic acid, pectin and gum, tannic acid in the stomach through the action of gastric acid, will be deposited into blocks in the stomach, forming gastric stones, gastric stones are not easy to crush, easily causing edema, ulcers, gastric mucosa congestion, erosion, and even cause gastric perforation.
Taboos to note when eating persimmons
Persimmon should not be eaten on an empty stomach
Persimmons contain more tannic acid and pectin, and eating persimmons on an empty stomach will result in the formation of hard lumps of different sizes under the action of stomach acid.
Persimmon peel cannot be eaten
Most of the tannic acid is concentrated in the skin of persimmons, and when the persimmons are ripe and deacidified, it is not possible to remove all the tannic acid from them.
What foods are persimmons compatible with
Persimmon and crab
Crab is salty and cold and enters the liver and stomach meridians, while persimmons are also cold, both of which can easily cause stomach cold and abdominal pain.
Persimmon and sweet potato
The tannins and gums in persimmons will stimulate the stomach wall to secrete stomach acid, causing heartburn and other discomfort, and sweet potatoes contain oxidative enzymes, eating too much will also cause heartburn, vomiting acid, gas and other phenomena.
