In summer, cucumber has become one of the favorite vegetables in every family. It's very popular because of its fresh taste. And cucumber juice has the effect of beautifying and beautifying, which is deeply loved by women. However, some people find it bitter to eat cucumbers. What's going on? So does cucumber juice need peeling? May as well and small make up understand next!
What's the matter with bitter cucumber? 1. Normal bitter condition
(1) It's a normal phenomenon for cucumber to have a slight bitterness. Don't worry. The bitter element, astringent and bitter taste of cucumber mainly comes from the propanol diacid contained in cucumber, which is not contained in other general vegetables. The combination of propanedioic acid and saliva will have a bit of astringent taste. However, propanedioic acid is a good thing. This kind of propanedioic acid contained in cucumbers can inhibit the transformation of sugar into fat.
(2) The other reason is the variety. Cucumber plants are easy to produce variation plants in the growth process. Most of the cucumbers produced by the variation plants with bitter taste are bitter. For example, wild cucumbers contain more bitter elements. When they are hybridized with normal cucumbers, their products all have bitter taste, which is related to heredity and belongs to different varieties.
(3) There is also a reason why cucumbers may taste bitter only because they are immature at the time of picking (maturity is too low).
The cucumbers we usually eat are immature cucumbers. That's why the cucumbers we see are green. Otherwise, the mature cucumbers should be yellow. It's just that we found that when the cucumber is not mature, that is, when it's green, it's crisper, tender and delicious, so most of the cucumbers we eat now are green cucumbers that haven't matured yet. However, we should also pay attention when choosing, and do not choose too raw, otherwise it will be more bitter. So, do not buy too thin cucumber, to thick. Cucumber with low maturity is very astringent.
2. A more severe condition
(1) In the growth process of cucumber, when the temperature or ground temperature is lower than 13 ℃, the permeability of cells decreases, the absorption of nutrients and water is inhibited, and cucumber is prone to bitter taste. In addition, if the greenhouse temperature is higher than 30 ℃ for a long time, the cucumber will suffer.
(2) During the growth of cucumber, the taste of cucumber will be bitter in the environment with high humidity.
(3) During the growth of cucumber, the requirement of nutrients is relatively high, the soil quality is poor, and suddenly it is too poor, which will lead to the increase of bitter element in cucumber, and it will be more bitter when eating.
So, because of the growth, most of these cucumbers grow badly. You can see that the cucumbers that grow badly are easy to suffer.
The closer the cucumber is to the tail, the more bittern it has
Especially the tail of cucumber contains more bitter element. The closer to the root of the cucumber, the more bitter it is. The closer a cucumber is to the base, the more bitter it is. But bitter element has anticancer effect, so it's best not to lose all the cucumber tail.
This is a characteristic of both fruits and fruits. The bitter taste of fruit in different parts of the same plant may also be different. Generally, the bitter taste of root melon is heavier. With the increase of the bearing part, the bitter taste gradually decreases. In the fruit, the bitterness near the shoulder is heavier, but the top is lighter.
Can you eat the bitter cucumber
It's usually edible. Eating bitter melon has little effect on normal people. However, for some people with weak body resistance, diarrhea, nausea and other symptoms may be caused. These people may have to pay a little attention.
Does cucumber juice need peeling
Let's see what we choose.
The taste of cucumber without peeling is a little astringent. If peeling, the taste will be better. Of course, some people don't want to peel, it's OK. After all, cucumber slices are rich in nutrients. It's a pity to give up. However, the skin must be washed clean. It is recommended to soak it in light salt water and wash it with water for several times to remove the residual pesticide.
What's the advantage of cucumber skin
1. According to the different structure of cucumber, it can be divided into four parts, that is, melon skin, melon seed, melon meat and the mixture of the above three parts. The content of vitamin C in cucumber skin is more than three times of that in its meat. After cooking, the content of vitamin C in the four samples decreased, but the order from high to low was seed, skin, mixture and meat, among which skin was the second and a lot.
2, cucumber skin is rich in bitterness, which is the nutrient essence of cucumber. The nutritional advantage of cucumber is mainly determined by the essence of "sweet taste and flat nature" of cucumber skin.
3. Cucumber skin contains a lot of chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid, which play the role of anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, stimulating leukocyte phagocytosis. Therefore, when people eat cucumbers, eating with skin helps to treat sore throat.
How to peel cucumber
Tool: peeler
Method: hold the tail of the cucumber, hold the head of the cucumber against the vegetable board, tilt 45 & deg;, and peel the cucumber from top to bottom along the tail of the cucumber with the other hand.
Tips:
1. Be careful not to use too much force, otherwise the cucumber will break easily.
2. The peeler bought should be disinfected first. Because the peeler is in direct contact with the cucumber, it is necessary to carry out simple disinfection treatment, such as using high-temperature cleaning or boiling to carry out sterilization treatment.
3. The handle of the peeler is about three or four fingers away from the blade. If it's too close, it's easy to hurt the fingers. If it's too far away, it's hard to grasp the strength, which affects the speed and thickness of peeling.
4. After the use of the peeler, it should be cleaned in time to prevent the remaining cucumber from breeding bacteria, so it should be cleaned, dried and stored in time for the next use.
How to extract cucumber juice
1. Prepare the cucumber, wash and remove the stem, then cut into thick slices. Peel or not according to your own needs.
2. Put the cut cucumber into the mixing cup of the blender, turn on the blender and beat for one minute.
3. Press well and pour into the screen for filtration.
4. Use a spoon to skim the bubbles out of the cucumber juice.
5. Stir in honey and drink. If you don't like sweet, you don't need honey.