Can almonds be eaten for a long time
1, almonds have bitter and sweet points, the general use of bitter almonds, but the bitter ones have a small poison, one time to take more than thirty grams may be poisoned, so it is generally about ten grams each time for the best.
2, sweet almonds are mainly moisturizing the lungs and intestines, relatively speaking, the amount can be a little larger, but also can not be more, generally 10-20 grams a day to eat the best.
3, in addition, a number of domestic and foreign investigations found that at least 5 times a week to eat almonds, the risk of heart disease or coronary heart attack will be reduced by half; at least 1 time a week to eat almonds, the risk of heart disease than from not eating nuts 25% lower.
So after a busy day at work, drinking almond milk regularly is your best bet, and your child's best bet too. Drinking a bottle of about 250 ml of almond milk is equivalent to eating about 50 almonds. Boosting your metabolism and eliminating constipation problems is a great reason to drink a glass of almond milk every day.
Eat less bitter almonds
There is also a kind of almonds called bitter almonds, also known as northern almonds, with a bitter flavor, more for medicinal purposes, with moistening the lungs, the effect of asthma, for the wind and cold due to phlegm, coughing, shortness of breath and other symptoms of healing, with a certain anti-cancer effect. Almond anti-tumor effect is mainly bitter almonds contain bitter amygdalin. At the same time, due to the richness of carotene, it can prevent free radicals from attacking cells, with the role of tumor prevention.
Experts said that inappropriate consumption of bitter almonds can lead to poisoning, vertigo, sudden fainting, palpitations, headache, nausea and vomiting, convulsions, coma, cyanosis, pupil dilatation, loss of reaction to light, weak and slow pulse, rapid or slow and irregular breathing and other symptoms. If not resuscitated in time, death can be caused by respiratory failure. Because in the seed coat and germ part of the bitter almond contains highly toxic hydrocyanic acid.
Therefore, bitter almonds should not be consumed in large quantities, not more than 10 a day. In the consumption of bitter almonds, be sure to soak in water for many times, and heating and boiling, to reduce or even eliminate the toxic substances. At the same time, be sure to peel and remove the tip (germ).
Difference between bitter almonds and sweet almonds
Bitter almonds are the fruit of the mountain almond, the particles are heart-shaped, but smaller, about 1 cm in diameter, and the skin of the seed kernel is a dark yellow color, with fine lines on it. The sweet almond is the fruit of the almond for benevolence, the granule is heart-shaped, slightly larger than the bitter almond, the tip is slightly crooked, and the skin of the seed kernel is light yellow with coarse lines on the skin. Simply put, sweet almonds are selected by humans, specifically to eat almonds, so the kernel is particularly developed, sweet flavor; while the bitter almonds are grown by nature, not specifically for eating almonds, and does not take into account the taste of human beings.
How to do almond poisoning
If the hospital is very close, it should be sent to the hospital immediately; if the road to the hospital is too far, you should immediately wash the stomach and wait for the ambulance to come. After gastric lavage, the doctor will do the treatment.