Can eat.
Mung bean sprouts are rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, which is a very healthy and nutritious vegetable. Generally, white neck tastes crisp and sweet when sprouting, and its flavor is the best. But if there are small green leaves at the top, a few are not serious. This is a natural phenomenon that green plants grow under photosynthesis when they are exposed to sunlight. Its bud leaves are non-toxic, and unlike potato germination, it will contain toxic substances such as solanine, which can be safely eaten.
However, if there are many leaves in mung bean sprouts, it means that mung bean sprouts are too old, and at this time, the stems and seedlings will be fibrotic and taste bad. It is not recommended to eat.
Can mung bean sprouts be poisoned if they are not well developed?
Maybe it was poisoned.
If mung bean sprouts are well developed, they are non-toxic. However, if there are moldy things in or around the container for germination, which leads to cross-infection of mung bean sprouts, it will carry a lot of harmful substances such as bacteria and mold. Mold is resistant to high temperature, and its mycotoxin can not be effectively removed in daily cooking. If eaten by mistake, it will cause food poisoning hazards such as abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting.
3 Under what circumstances are mung bean sprouts poisonous?
1, smell
In general, good bean sprouts will have the fragrance of beans. If there is a smell of fermentation, corruption and mildew, it shows that bean sprouts breed a large number of harmful microorganisms such as bacteria or molds, and there is corruption and deterioration. This kind of mung bean sprout is poisonous. If you continue to eat, it will be harmful to your health and cannot be eaten.
2. Look at these bud roots
Good bean sprouts must have intact roots and no rotten roots, while bad bean sprouts generally rot from the roots, appearing rotten, sticky and black, and even some bean sprouts are rootless. This kind of bean sprout is soaked in chemicals and can't be eaten. It belongs to the category of poisonous mung beans.
Step 3 look at the appearance
When bean sprouts appear dark spots, soft rot and sticky, it is the performance of bean sprouts rot and deterioration. At this time, bean sprouts contain aflatoxin or black mold harmful to human body, which is prone to food poisoning symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting and coma. Such bean sprouts are mostly caused by improper preservation, so don't eat them.
Is it harmful to eat mung bean sprouts often?
There is no harm in eating regularly and in moderation.
1. Mung bean sprouts contain a lot of cellulose. Eating more bean sprouts helps to moisten the intestines and prevent constipation.
2. At the same time, it is rich in insoluble dietary fiber, which can lower the blood sugar level and prevent sugar from becoming visceral fat and being stored in the body.
3, and mung bean sprouts have low calories, only 16 calories per100g, which makes them feel full. Eating them regularly can reduce the calories of other foods, thus helping to lose weight.
4, mung bean sprouts have the effect of detoxification and heat clearing, in which riboflavin and vitamin C have the effect of treating oral ulcers, so eating mung bean sprouts often can clear the stomach, detoxify and treat oral ulcers.
But be careful.
1, mung bean sprouts are cold, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, indigestion, people who have recovered from a serious illness and are weak should not eat more mung bean sprouts to avoid aggravating their illness.
2. Mung bean sprouts can't be preserved for a long time. Both purchased and homemade mung bean sprouts should be eaten as soon as possible to avoid health hazards caused by eating spoiled mung bean sprouts.