Black fungus soaked for a long time will produce toxins.
The fungus itself is non-toxic, but after soaking for a long time it may deteriorate and produce biotoxins, or harbor a large number of bacteria, fungi and other pathogenic microorganisms. When ingested at this time, it is likely to be poisonous.
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In fact, the time needed to soak dry fungus is very short, usually half an hour can be hair up, there is absolutely no need to soak is a day. If you don't have time to work during the day, you can soak the dried fungus in cool water in the morning, put it in the refrigerator to chill, and then consume it at night. Soaking the fungus in cool water maintains its crisp texture better. Overnight soaking or even soaking for a day or two, such fungus should not be consumed.
The fungus is good, don't always "black" people
The fungus is an edible fungus, rich in nutrients.
In addition to the black fungus contains pentose sugar, mycorrhizal sugar, mannitol, ovalbumin, mannan, methyl pentose sugar, brain and sphingolipid, protein content is also very rich. Black fungus in the vitamin B1, B2 and niacin is also very beneficial to human health.
The content of protein and carbohydrates in fungus is much higher than that of general vegetables, while the caloric energy is very low, making it a healthy and tasty low-calorie food.
Besides the long soaked black fungus, did you know that bitter melon seeds, sprouted potatoes, sticky tofu, and flocculent milk after heating ...... these foods have gone bad and are toxic!
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