Are fruit seeds more nutritious? 6 Fruit Seeds That Can Cause Poisoning

When making fruit and vegetable juice, do you peel and deseed the fruits first? The concept of "whole food diet" has become a trend in recent years. Many people wash the ingredients, cut them into small pieces, throw them all into the processor, turn on the switch, and after a few minutes, they can prepare a cup of energy soup, which quickly replenishes the body with nutrition and energy. However, nutritionists remind you that there are 6 kinds of fruit seeds that you should never eat, otherwise you may get poisoned.

Don’t waste nutrients! 3 Benefits of a Whole Food Diet

A "whole food diet" refers to the intake of complete and natural foods, with seasonal fruits and vegetables, whole grains, various beans and nuts and other natural foods as the basis of the diet. It is best to eat them all with the skin and seeds, and reduce the intake of fat, salt and large amounts of meat, and combine them appropriately to obtain more complete nutrition.

Huang Shih-nan, a nutritionist at Da-Chien General Hospital, said that a "whole food diet" has three major benefits, including:

1. It’s a pity to throw away the nutritional essence: Most of the peels and seeds of fruits and vegetables are rich in enzymes, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and "dietary fiber" which can be regarded as the gastrointestinal scavenger of the human body. They can prevent cardiovascular diseases and enhance the body's antioxidant capacity. It is a pity to throw them away.

2. Balance the cold and hot properties of food: From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, a whole-food diet has the effect of "balancing cold and heat". For example, the rind and seeds of a melon are hot, while the flesh of a melon is cold. Eating them together can naturally balance the cold and hot properties of food and avoid the health concerns that may be caused by fruits and vegetables being too cold.

3. Save time and protect the environment: People who like to cook may not like to clean up kitchen waste. A whole-food diet includes eating the skin and seeds, so nothing is wasted. This not only saves time in processing kitchen waste, but also reduces the damage to the environment caused by processing kitchen waste.

Put all the ingredients into a juicer or blender and blend them into fruit and vegetable juice or energy soup. Drink it down and you can complete your nutritional replenishment in 3 minutes.

Too busy to eat? Energy soup quickly replenishes nutrition

Modern people lead busy lives and often don’t even have time to sit down and have a good meal. How easy is it to supplement enough nutrients from a natural diet? In order to quickly replenish nutrition, many people apply the concept of whole-food diet to fruit and vegetable juice. They put all the ingredients into a juicer or blender, blend them into fruit and vegetable juice or energy soup, and drink it down. Nutritional replenishment can be completed in 3 minutes, which saves time and is convenient.

However, be careful, as some fruit seeds can cause poisoning if eaten too much. They must be removed before making vegetable and vegetable juice or energy soup. Do not eat them thinking they are nutritional essences!

Apple seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides. If they interact with the β-glucosidase in plants, they can easily produce toxic hydrogen cyanide. Ingesting large amounts may cause acute poisoning.

How nutritious are fruit seeds? Note that some foods cannot be eaten

Which fruit seeds are edible? What can’t you eat? Nutritionist Huang Shih-nan said that generally speaking, seeds mixed in the flesh, such as watermelon seeds, tomato seeds, grape seeds, and dragon fruit seeds are all edible, but these seeds have a hard "blanket" on the surface that is difficult for the human body to digest and absorb, and are usually excreted from the body with feces the next day. Some fruit seeds are quite delicious after being cooked, such as chestnut, jackfruit seeds and durian seeds, which are all worth a try.

It is more important to note that the seeds and cores of fruits such as apples, bitter almonds (the core of apricots, which can be divided into bitter almonds and sweet almonds), pears, plums, loquats and cherries should not be eaten , as they may contain cyanogenic glycosides. Cyanogenic glycosides themselves are non-toxic, but when the plant cell structure is destroyed, the β-glucosidase in the plant can hydrolyze cyanogenic glycosides to produce toxic hydrogen cyanide, and large amounts of intake may cause acute poisoning. In particular, eating the seeds of these fruits raw can be risky, so it is best not to eat them directly.

Eat whole foods healthily, beware of the pitfalls of high fiber

In addition to the potential problems of fruit seeds, when adopting a "whole food diet", you must also pay attention to cleaning the ingredients thoroughly, especially raw foods, to avoid accidentally ingesting parasite eggs or other harmful bacteria and causing gastrointestinal discomfort; large amounts of fiber supplementation may cause bloating and flatulence for people who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery or have poor gastrointestinal function; when taking iron, calcium tablets or other mineral supplements, they should not be consumed at the same time as high-fiber foods to avoid affecting absorption.

In addition, for those with chronic renal failure and dialysis treatment, excessive water and high-potassium vegetable and fruit juices will increase the burden on the kidneys and reduce the effectiveness of dialysis treatment, and may even cause life-threatening arrhythmias. Whole grains, nuts, beans, and yeast contain high levels of phosphorus, which can cause skin itching and worsen renal bone lesions, so they should be consumed with caution.