For Lycium barbarum, I think it is more appropriate to drink it in water or eat it directly, because when drinking it in water, the nutrition of Lycium barbarum is poured out without being fully absorbed, which is a bit wasteful. If you eat it directly, the nutrients will not be wasted at all.

Controversy on the eating method of Lycium barbarum

Lycium barbarum, which has always been called a good health product, has begun to learn to soak in water with a thermos cup even after 90. Lycium barbarum granules float in the water, which is pleasing to the eye. As far as the eating method of Lycium barbarum is concerned, most people soak in water and drink Lycium barbarum, and absorb the nutrition of Lycium barbarum while drinking water. And nutritionists often advise you to eat Lycium barbarum directly. Which of these two eating methods is better? Let's look down.

lycopene

The color comes from lycopene in Lycium barbarum, which is also the most prominent nutritional component of Lycium barbarum. Lycopene is a fat-soluble vitamin, which is characterized by being soluble in fat and organic solvents but insoluble in water. Therefore, you will find that the color of Lycium barbarum does not change much after soaking in water, and the color of Lycium barbarum rarely fades. If you soak in water and drink Lycium barbarum, lycopene in Lycium barbarum rarely dissolves in water, so you can get lycopene in Lycium barbarum by drinking Lycium barbarum water.

Direct chewing can be completely absorbed.

When Lycium barbarum is directly chewed, lycopene contained in Lycium barbarum can be eaten by people and absorbed by small intestine. If you don't eat Lycium barbarum on an empty stomach, lycopene can be well absorbed and utilized by the human body. However, attention should be paid when chewing Lycium barbarum. Eating more Lycium barbarum is easy to get angry. Pay attention to the intake when taking it for the first time, and it is appropriate to take 10 capsules a day. You can increase the amount after a long time, but you can't eat more medlar no matter how good it is, and it should not exceed 20 capsules a day.

Cooking porridge is also ok.

Maybe you don't like eating Lycium barbarum directly, but at the same time you want to get the nutrients contained in Lycium barbarum. You can add a handful of Lycium barbarum when cooking porridge or a little Lycium barbarum when making soybean milk, so you can also get the nutrients contained in Lycium barbarum for your body to use.

Buy high quality medlar

Many years ago, Lycium barbarum was listed as "medicine and food homologous" food by the Ministry of Health, but only Ningxia Lycium barbarum has the best quality, so we must learn to choose when buying and avoid buying inferior Lycium barbarum.