Every May and June, when it comes to the most anticipated fruit for foodies, there may be many foodies who will first mention loquat.
The agricultural proverb says that at the end of May, when the loquat falls, the loquat is ripe, the peel is bright orange, the fruit is large, the pit is small, the sweet and sour is moderate, the skin is thin and juicy, which can “moisten the five internal organs and nourish the heart and lungs”. “Golden Fruit”.
Loquat is a treasure all over the body and has strong health benefits, so it is also known as the “king of fruits”. In traditional Chinese medicine, the flowers, leaves, fruits and cores of loquats can be used as medicine.
The nutritional benefits of loquat are as follows:
1. Loquat leaves can be dried and consumed as tea. Clears the lungs and stomach, lowers qi and resolves phlegm, has the effect of releasing heat and lowering qi, and can be used to stop vomiting.
2, loquat flower, which is bland and tasteless, can clear nasal congestion, clear nasal passages, and relieve wind and relieve cough.
3. The organic acid in loquat fruit can stimulate the digestive glands to secrete digestive juice, which can increase appetite and help digestion. Loquat fruit can also moisten the lungs and expel phlegm, which can treat cough.
4. The loquat nucleus is very helpful for eliminating edema, protecting joints and treating hernia.
In addition, the fruit and leaves of loquat have anti-influenza virus effects, and regular consumption can prevent colds. And loquat is rich in crude fiber and minerals, as well as a large amount of vitamins B1 and C, carotene, very low in calories, high in water content, and it can be appetizing often without gaining weight.
Although loquat has high nutritional value, sweet and sour and delicious, there are also taboo people, especially these five kinds of people should eat as little as possible.
1. People with a cold and cough
Because loquat can produce phlegm, if it is a person with a cold and cough, it will make the cough worse after eating it.
2. Deficiency of the spleen and stomach
Because of the cold nature of loquat, people with deficiency of the spleen and stomach eat more, which will aggravate the symptoms of deficiency of the spleen and stomach and aggravate diarrhea.
3, the elderly and children
The elderly are because their gastrointestinal function is relatively weak, and the children are because their gastrointestinal function has not yet developed , If you eat too much loquat, it will increase the burden on the stomach.
4. Women during menstruation and pregnancy
Women are relatively fragile during menstruation, and loquats are cold in nature. If they eat too much, it will lead to uterine cold and dysmenorrhea. Loquats are high in sugar, and if there are too many pregnant women, it is easy to induce gestational diabetes.
5. People who have just eaten seafood
Because the protein content in seafood is high, and the fruit acid content in loquat is high, if Eating loquat just after eating seafood will cause the combination of protein and fruit acid to form stones, which is harmful to health.
All in all, loquat is delicious, but you also need to pay attention to its taboos. The above five people should eat less, and normal people should also grasp the degree, no matter how good If the food is eaten in excess, it will be more or less harmful to the body. The number of loquats eaten per day should be controlled at three to six. If it is the elderly and children, the amount should be reduced, and the maximum daily consumption should not exceed five. In addition, do not eat unripe loquats.
When choosing loquats, it is best to choose loquats from the white sand species, which are of the best quality, juicy, fleshy, thick-skinned, and sweet, while the red sand species are slightly sour.
Secondly, look at the skin color of the loquat. If it is golden yellow with luster, it means that the maturity is good. On the contrary, the skin color is cyan or light yellow, indicating that the lack of light is not very mature.
Like this sweet white loquat, fresh and sweet, high quality, the skin is peeled off with a gentle tear, very good to eat.
The last fruit is oval, and the loquat with a base shaped like a five-pointed star will be sweeter. , the taste is not good.