It's the season to eat cucumbers once a year again, especially in summer, many people who lose weight like to eat some cucumbers and tomatoes every day, with high water content and a strong sense of satiety.
Even so, what sets off a craze every year is that various sayings about cucumbers, such as "stop eating cucumbers with thorns on the top flowers for your family, not only contain hormones, but also harm health!" "It's always confusing everyone, and if you're still troubled by it, learn to distinguish between rumors and truth.
Why do cucumbers have flowers on them?
Cucumber flowers, that is, crown flowers, mainly after pollination, will not fall off immediately, but will not fall off after the cucumber grows for a period of time, you can simply understand that if the cucumber flower falls off during the growth process, it means that you have to eat it quickly, otherwise it will become an "old cucumber".
Some people have found that cucumber flowers never fall during the growth process, what is going on? This may be related to the fact that when farmers grow cucumbers, they apply a plant hormone called p-chlorophenoxyacetic acid to the stalks of young fruits in order to prevent them from falling off.
Its main function is to prevent cucumbers from falling, if the hormone is applied to cucumber flowers, it can have the same effect, but some people have begun to make a fuss, thinking that people eat cucumbers containing plant hormones, it will threaten health.
Especially after children eat it, it will also increase the risk of precocious puberty, and if the elderly eat it, it will also cause health risks.
Actually, this is just a misunderstanding of phytoestrogens, because the hormone only acts on plants, not on the human body, so you don't have to worry.
On the contrary, in the selection of cucumbers, cucumbers with thorns on the top flowers are often "synonymous" with freshness, and everyone can eat them with confidence.
In addition, some people are worried that food safety incidents are too frequent now, so should you peel cucumbers when you eat them? So that there is no need to consider "pesticide residues"?
In fact, the problem of pesticide residues has always been a topic of concern for everyone, whether it is cucumbers, or other fresh fruits, etc., do not dare to protect pesticide residues, after all, it is an environmental pollutant, which may be found in many foods.
However, for cucumbers purchased through regular channels, they can be eaten with confidence after being carefully cleaned with running water, so you don't have to worry too much. As for people who really live a very strict life, of course, you can also peel off the cucumber skin before eating, and it will not delay the loss of nutrients.
As for people who like to use cucumbers for skin care in summer, because the vitamin C and vitamin E content in cucumbers is not very high, and the skin cannot be absorbed by applying cucumber slices, everyone does not have to waste it, it is better to eat it more cost-effective!
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