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While lamenting the courage of this friend to eat all the time, thinking that many friends have such doubts and the food safety risks behind them, I quickly wrote this reminder of whether 10 common foods can be eaten after germination.
Before reading the main text, you can first take a screenshot of the following paragraph, play after what you think you can't eat, and then compare yourself to a few ~ after reading it
potato
sweet potato
scallions
ginger
garlic
peanut
taro
onions
carrot
bean
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Can not be eaten after germination
After the potato sprouts, the content of dragon cataline will be greatly increased, and this heat-resistant (high temperature cooking can not be decomposed) phytotoxin will inhibit the secretion of cholinesterase, and there is even a risk of death by eating too much, so sprouted potatoes cannot be eaten.
If there is no abnormality after germination, it can be eaten
The stems and leaves of the sweet potato are edible, and germination does not cause harmful substances to appear in the roots of the sweet potato.
Even the dietary fiber and vitamin content of sweet potato leaves are very advantageous among green leafy vegetables and can be a good dish.
Note: Sprouted sweet potatoes should be carefully examined and not eaten once the epidermis is brown, has black spots or any signs of mildew.
Shallots, ginger, garlic
Can be eaten after germination
For onions, ginger, and garlic, germination may affect the taste and nutritional value, but generally there will be no toxins, so it is relatively safe.
Note: If you find signs of rot inside the ginger after cutting, do not eat it, rotten ginger has a strong toxicity.
Non-artificially sprouted ones are best not to eat
Peanuts that have sprouted but are not moldy can be eaten, especially artificially cultivated sprouted peanuts.
It is not recommended to eat non-artificially sprouted peanuts, because the sprouted peanuts and the environment in which they are located are likely to be suitable for the production of mold and aflatoxin, and are susceptible to their contamination. Aflatoxin has severe hepatotoxicity and can also cause cancer.
Peanuts that sprout after a long time in a humid environment are more prone to mildew, so once you smell a little musty or other "not very good" smell, resolutely throw it away.
Taro, onion, carrot
The taste and nutritional value of these three ingredients may be affected after germination, but they generally do not produce toxic substances, so they are generally edible in terms of safety.
From the text, we can see that even if some ingredients can be eaten after germination, they miss the best time to eat, so the best way is still - how much to eat and how much to buy, the ingredients are still fresh and good.
Doubling of nutrients after germination
During the germination process of beans, the fat content is greatly reduced, and the starch becomes a soluble sugar that is more easily absorbed by the body. [1]
Although the total amount of protein in bean sprouts is lower than that of bean seeds, antinutrients such as phytic acid and trypsin inhibitors are also reduced during the germination process, and the protein that can be used by the human body will increase. So sprouts are an ideal source of protein. [1] [2]
In the process of turning from grain to vegetable, the content of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins (especially vitamin C) in bean sprouts has increased.
Can you eat 10 kinds of food after germination, how many are you right?
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Sun Yue,Li Guanxi,Peng Xiangyong. Study on the changes of main nutrients during the foaming process of soybean sprouts[J].Journal of Qufu Normal University (Natural Science Edition),2019,45(01):82-85.
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