1, the appearance is intact. The selection of sea cucumbers must ensure that the appearance is not damaged, so as to ensure the quality of sea cucumbers. Incomplete sea cucumber may be left after processing to remove the corrupt part.

2, the appearance is correct. Sea cucumbers with shriveled and twisted bodies and prostrate spines indicate that the fishing time is very long, and such sea cucumbers may suffer from diseases and be easily contaminated by microorganisms and deteriorate.

3, no impurities. In order to make huge profits, some processing plants fill the belly of sea cucumbers with sand, salt or alum to increase the weight of sea cucumbers. Therefore, when selecting sea cucumbers, you must carefully check whether there are impurities.

4. Too high water content is not conducive to the preservation and quality guarantee of sea cucumber. The shelf life of sea cucumber with dryness up to standard can reach more than 3 years after reasonable storage.

5, look at the color. High-quality sea cucumbers are black and bright, and the white sea cucumbers are specially processed, and their quality has been greatly reduced.

6. Taste it. Light dry sea cucumber has a seafood flavor, while dried sea cucumber with salt is salty, and dried sea cucumber with sugar has a sweet taste.

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Precautions for eating sea cucumber:

1, pay attention to the dosage, especially for people with weak constitution, it is best not to exceed one sea cucumber every day, otherwise it will easily cause excessive internal heat. Especially for those with poor renal function, you should not be greedy.

2. Don't eat persimmon, grape and other tannic fruits immediately after eating sea cucumber, otherwise it will easily affect its digestion and absorption.

3, sea cucumber is not suitable for cooking in braised way.

4. Sea cucumber is a high-protein food, and the amino acids of decomposition products are mostly excreted by the kidneys. Therefore, people with poor renal function should not eat more at a time.

5, sea cucumber should not be eaten with fruits containing tannic acid, such as grapes, persimmons, pomegranates, hawthorn, etc., in order to prevent tannic acid from causing protein coagulation, affecting digestion and absorption, causing abdominal discomfort.

People's Daily Online-The Efficacy and Function of Sea Cucumber Pay attention to these five points when eating sea cucumbers.