this season is the season when Myrica rubra goes on the market in large quantities, but the negative news about the little bugs in Myrica rubra comes one after another, many netizens are worried about whether these little bugs are the parasites or maggots of Myrica rubra? Can the white little bugs in Myrica rubra be eaten? What harm does the insect in the bayberry eat to the human body? Does it affect the human body? Yesterday, the reporter did a group of experiments to explore the truth behind it.
Experimental process
1. Salt water immersion
Reporter and reader Wu Lei together, respectively from the farmer's market, fruit supermarket, vendors to buy a jin of Bayberry. First of all, take out 3 bowls, put water into them respectively, and then add 5 tablespoons of salt, stir evenly. Then, put 5 bayberry in each bowl, make sure that the bayberry is completely immersed in salt water, and then place it at room temperature for observation. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jiankang.html)
Results: after about 10 minutes of storage, Wu Lei found that there were white bugs on the surface of Bayberry bought from small vendors, with a size of 5mm and 6mm, and they were still crawling. However, there were no white bugs on the surface of Bayberry bought from fruit supermarkets and farmers' markets. About half an hour later, another white bug appeared on the surface of the bayberry bought by the small vendor, while the first bug was still active and did not die. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jiankang.html)
2. Soak in soda water
Later, Wu Lei took out three bowls, put proper amount of soda water into each bowl, put five bayberry in each bowl, soak the bayberry in soda water completely, and then place it at room temperature for observation.
Results: after about 20 minutes, there were white spots on the surface of the bayberry bought by the small vendor. After a careful look, it was a bug, the body was still squirming, and no abnormality was found in other bayberry.
experimental result
Through the experiments of salt water and soda water, it is found that salt water and soda water can indeed bubble out the white insects in bayberry, but some bayberry can't bubble out the insects. In addition, the small insects in the salt water are always crawling and cannot kill the insects. (this article is exclusively compiled by WYH, editor of sihai.com. If you need to reprint it, please indicate the source and source. Related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/jiankang.html)
Experts say
It's Drosophila larvae that are harmless to humans
What is the white bug? Yesterday, the reporter consulted agricultural experts. He told reporters that the insect is actually the larva of the bayberry fruit fly. The mature fruit fly lays eggs on the bayberry. After the eggs are hatched, the larva penetrates into the flesh of the bayberry fruit, but it is not a maggot. Eating it will not harm the human body. Professor Luo said that if you feel sick about eating insects, you can soak the bayberry in salt water for 10 minutes, and then wash it with water, and the effect will be better.
The senior nutritionist said that from birth to growth, the larva of Drosophila almost grows in a pollution-free environment. In a sense, it is a high-quality protein. Chen Mingmin also told reporters that fresh bayberry should not be placed in the refrigerator after it is bought home. The low temperature will lead to the death of insects, and the dead insects can not be soaked in salt water.