Summer is the season of fruits.
Myrica rubra, litchi, big cherry… really delicious ~
However, it is said on the Internet that there are worms in cherries and waxberries. In order to ensure the authenticity, Dr. Clove did an experiment with light salt water… There are!
Are these white little worms what? Is it harmful?
Dr. Clove will answer these questions.
Is the white bug what?
If you find worms in the red bayberry and cherry you bought… don’t panic first.
Among many fruits, cherry and waxberry belong to relatively delicate varieties, with comfortable growth environment and delicious fruits. Not only human beings want to eat, but also fruit flies are greedy.
These bugs are the larvae of fruit flies.
When cherries and waxberries are about to mature, fruit flies produce needle-tip-sized eggs (we cannot see them) into the pulp, and after hatching, they become small white insects that we soak in salt water.
Are these worms harmful? How to remove it?
Although fruit flies are also [flies], they are different from flies.
Drosophila grew up eating pulp, clean and nontoxic, not pathogenic, and not parasitic in human bodies. After entering the stomach, they cannot survive in gastric acid and will eventually be digested together as protein and food.
If you are worried about worms in the cherries and waxberries you bought, soak them in salt water (salt water is really effective), then rinse them clean before eating.
For those with big hearts, it can also be ignored.
But Dr. Clove believes that there must be some people who will ask: “I just want to buy something free of insects. Is there any way? ]
How can I buy something without worms?
There is only one way, and that is… to take a chance.
Fruits such as cherries and waxberries are indeed contaminated by fruit fly eggs, but not every one will suffer. If you want to ensure that every one is free of eggs, fruit growers have two choices:
- Hit the pesticide hard; Put all the fruit together.
But neither of these can be realized… so it really depends on luck.
Anyway, it’s not harmful to eat it. You can play a game with your friends, which is called “Who Buys Fruit with Less Worms”…
Precautions for Buy Buy’s Purchase
When choosing cherries, try to choose fresh and green fruit stalks, full fruits and intact skin without damage. Eat them in time after buying them home, or put them in the refrigerator with fruit stalks for storage.
Fruits like Myrica rubra, which cannot bear storage, cannot be bought too much. It is easy to soften and produce alcohol flavor after a little storage for two days. It is best to buy as much as you eat and make a fresh picture.
Little Knowledge of Cherry
Cherry contains about 10% sugar, moderate calories, rich carotene and anthocyanin, and is a good potassium supplement fruit. However, its vitamin C content is not as high as expected. The VC content in every 100g cherry is only 10 milligrams.
In addition, its iron content is not very high, so girls must not expect it to supplement iron and blood.
Then why do we eat cherries?
Because it tastes good! Moreover, its blood sugar response is very low, which is a good fruit choice for people who need to control blood sugar.
Little Knowledge of Myrica rubra
The sugar content of Myrica rubra is about 7%, lower than cherry, and contains rich dietary fiber and organic acid.
Sweet and sour taste can stimulate saliva secretion and play a certain appetizing role.
However, although waxberry is good, one cannot be greedy. Because eating too much may lead to diarrhea!
The surface of Myrica rubra has small fluff, which has a strong stimulating effect on intestinal movement. I wonder if everyone has had the experience of eating too much Myrica rubra to make stomachs?
How much is good for cherries and waxberries?
Dr. Clove will demonstrate to you. For fruits, the recommended daily amount is 200 ~ 350 grams.
As the kernels of cherries and waxberries… are too horrible, I will briefly introduce the final results to you.
Let’s look at cherries first.
The total number of 16 cherries is 115 grams, the kernel is 7 grams, and the net weight of pulp is 108 grams.
If you eat cherries today, you can meet today’s fruit demand by eating 2-3 portions of 16 cherries.
If you really eat too much, you can make up for it by eating less than two staple foods (but Dr. Clove does not recommend always replacing staple foods with fruits).
Next is Myrica rubra.
The waxberry bought this time is relatively large, with 13 waxberries weighing 260 grams and kernels and fruit stalks weighing about 23 grams.
So 13 waxberries have about 237 grams of pulp.
Since eating too much waxberry may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, Dr. Clove suggested that eating these is enough.
Summer is coming, don’t miss them.