I have eaten fried silkworm chrysalis, which tastes similar to fried grasshoppers when I was a child.

Nutrition of fried silkworm chrysalis: golden color, fresh and salty, and exotic fragrance. Silkworm pupa is rich in protein and various amino acids, and it is an advanced nutritional supplement for the old, the weak, the sick and women after delivery. Silkworm pupae can produce substances with pharmacological activity, which can effectively improve the level of human white blood cells, thus improving human immune function and delaying human functional aging. Silkworm pupa oil can reduce blood lipid and cholesterol, and has a significant effect on treating hypercholesterolemia and improving liver function.

What are the effects and functions of silkworm chrysalis?

First, silkworm chrysalis can clear away heat and reduce fire, because it belongs to cold food and has the function of neutralizing the heat in the body, which is one of the reasons why so many people eat silkworm chrysalis in summer.

Secondly, proper consumption of silkworm chrysalis can also improve our immunity, because it contains a lot of protein and amino acids, which can effectively advance our immunity.

Thirdly, proper consumption of silkworm chrysalis can also help us to slow down the loss of calcium, thus preventing osteoporosis, because it is a high-calcium food, and the calcium content in 100g silkworm chrysalis can reach 16mg.

Fourthly, proper consumption of silkworm chrysalis can also help to treat hypertension, because it is a food with low sodium and high potassium, which can effectively regulate the electrolyte balance in the body and reduce blood pressure in an all-round way.

Note: It can be eaten by the general population. It is better for the elderly, weak, hyperlipidemia and poor liver function. People who suffer from beriberi and are allergic to fish and shrimp fast.

Silkworm pupae are sometimes infected with germs during their growth, and eating silkworm pupae with germs will damage the central nervous system. People with a history of food allergy should be careful to eat, and people without a history of allergy should also prevent allergies or food poisoning after eating insects: untreated silkworm chrysalis can not be eaten directly; Don't eat smelly, dark red and spicy silkworm chrysalis; Silkworm pupae stored for more than 20 hours in summer and 1 week in winter are not edible. ?

The incubation period of silkworm chrysalis poisoning generally ranges from several hours to 1 week. The common manifestations of poisoning are nausea, vomiting and dizziness. In severe cases, symptoms such as mania and nonsense will appear, hallucinations will appear, eyes will squint, and muscles of face, neck, trunk and limbs will twitch at the same time.