Myrica rubra is a kind of fruit with rich nutritional value. It is rich in cellulose, mineral elements, vitamins, a certain amount of protein, fat, pectin and 8 kinds of amino acids which are beneficial to human body. The content of calcium, phosphorus and iron in its fruit is more than 10 times higher than other fruits. This season is a good time for the red bayberry to go on the market. But sometimes there are fruit flies in the red bayberry. Can they eat them? How to clean the red bayberry? What's the best way to keep the red bayberry?
Can arbutus have worms to eat?
The fresh fruit of Bayberry can produce saliva and quench thirst, which is a good product to dispel summer heat. The cellulose in the flesh of Bayberry can stimulate the peristalsis of intestines, which is conducive to the excretion of harmful substances in the body. The fruit acid contained in it can prevent the transformation of sugar into fat in the body, which is conducive to detoxification, beautification and weight loss.
Can arbutus have insects to eat? Because arbutus is rich in nutrition and has no peel protection, it naturally becomes the main host of some insects. The white insects that come out of the bayberry are fruit fly larvae. The main components of these larvae are proteins, so they will not affect the human body. There is also a saying that red bayberry in summer, red bayberry in summer to insects.
Most of the insects on fruits and vegetables are actually different from the maggots that people usually refer to. The maggots that people usually call are rotting on the feces of people and animals, which have the risk of infectious diseases. They are fundamentally different. Most of the insects in fruits and vegetables are non-toxic. They live on the nutrition of fruits and do not have toxicity, let alone attack humans. If consumers accidentally eat these insects, they will only have a temporary psychological barrier, and generally will not cause harm to the body.
Although fruit worms are harmless to human body, it doesn't mean that all the fruits of long worms can be eaten. If the fruit is rotten, discolored and rancid, it means that there is something wrong with the fruit. Such fruit must not be eaten.
Like other fruits, fresh bayberry bought home should be soaked in salt water of a certain concentration for about 10 minutes as early as possible. It's better not to put the fresh bayberry in the refrigerator immediately. It's better to soak the worms in salt water first and then put them into the refrigerator.
How to thoroughly clean bayberry? Here are some simple methods for you:
When cleaning, add a spoonful of raw powder to the water, put the bayberry into the water, stir it with your hands for a few times, and you will see that the dirt is cleared out, and then rinse it with water. After cleaning, spray red bayberry with white wine, soak in salt water for 20 minutes, rinse with water several times, and then filter to dry. Because salt water can kill some bacteria, it can also help to remove the parasites hidden in the flesh of bayberry, but the taste of Bayberry will be greatly reduced.
If there is no flour or white wine, pour the bayberry into a basin full of water, stir it with chopsticks in one direction, and shake off the dirt on the surface of the bayberry as the water turns. Soak the bayberry in the detergent water for a few minutes, take it out and rinse it with drinking water.
In order to ensure the fresh quality and flavor of red bayberry, the first consideration should be given to the right amount when purchasing, and it is better to eat it on the same day. In order to prolong its shelf life, bayberry can also be stored in a refrigerator between 0 ℃ and 5 ℃ in the environment of 85% to 90% relative humidity.