Friends who have eaten cucumber know that this vegetable belongs to vines. It is slender, and there are many small thorns on the epidermis. Although some varieties of cucumber have fewer small thorns on the epidermis, there are still some, so many people like to peel off the skin before eating. So do you need to peel the cucumber?

Cucumber is a regular customer at the mass table. Everyone eats cucumbers that are not really cooked. The really cooked cucumbers are light yellow skins, and the seeds inside are a little hard and taste older. The raw cucumbers are more crisp and delicious, so they are picked in green. But it's full of thorns, and it's really a headache to clean up.

According to the different internal structure of cucumber, scientific research staff divided it into four parts, namely watermelon skin, watermelon seeds, melon meat and the mixture of the above three parts, and then measured the vitamin C content when fresh. The results showed that the order of vitamin C content per100g of fresh cucumber from high to low was 19.79mg, 15.40 mg, 13. 17mg and 6. It can be seen that the vitamin C content of cucumber skin is more than three times that of its fleshy part. It is not difficult to see that the really high content part is the fresh cucumber skin.

You don't need to peel it, just clean it well. Cucumber skin contains a lot of nutrients, and cucumber skin contains a lot of chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid, which can have the effects of bacteriostasis, detumescence and stimulating white blood cell count and swallowing. Therefore, when everyone eats cucumber, taking it with skin can help to cure sore throat. Be sure to wash with normal saline when eating with skin. Because cucumber contains high vitamin C, it is best not to take it with other vegetables and fruits when eating it directly, so as not to reduce its nutritional elements.

Cucumber is a kind of fruit and vegetable with 96% water content, which contains protein, sugar, carbohydrate and vitamin. The heat content and wet toxicity are also low, so eating cucumber has the effect of losing weight. Cucumber tastes crisp and juicy, and has the effect of cooking body fluid and resolving phlegm. Cucumber is rich in water and contains glycogen, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus and iron. Taking too much cucumber is not suitable to prevent diarrhea. Cucumber also contains alanine, arginine and glutamine, which can be used as an adjuvant therapy for patients with liver diseases.

Cucumber is a kind of pure natural food, which can be used for daily dressing. Because it has the function of moisturizing, hydrating and beautifying. It has a good practical effect on skin care. However, we should pay attention to the fact that when applying cucumber, we must cut the cucumber very thin, and we should also pay attention to the application time, which should not be too short or too long. After applying cucumber to your face, you need to pay attention to cleaning it with tap water. There is no need to leave cucumber juice on the face.