Mulberry is sweet and slightly sour, which is one of our favorite "wild fruits" when we were young. Mulberry has been praised by people since ancient times, and even called "holy fruit" among the people. In fact, the nutritional value of mulberry is really high.
Mulberry is rich in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, and the overall nutritional content is about 4 to 6 times that of apples, but I think the most prominent nutritional component in fruits is selenium.
The selenium content of fresh mulberry is about 6 μ g/ 100g, and that of dry mulberry is almost 30 μ g/ 100g. Don't underestimate the content measured in micrograms. It is absolutely unique in fruit, but it is also a leader. This content has exceeded that of apples by almost 50 times. Although selenium is an element with a very small intake demand, its role is still quite great, otherwise there will not be so many products advertised under the banner of "selenium-enriched".
If people consume less than 17 micrograms of selenium every day for a long time, it may lead to Keshan disease (endemic disease in low selenium areas). The normal physiological requirement of ordinary people is at least 40 micrograms of selenium per day. Ensuring proper intake of selenium (50 to 200 micrograms) can reduce the incidence of cancer and some diseases to some extent. However, the selenium content in fruits is generally low, and the selenium content in common fruits exceeds 1 μ g/100 g, which is why we think that the selenium content of mulberry as a fruit is very prominent, especially for vegetarians, mulberry is a valuable food to obtain selenium. But don't eat too much. The daily safe intake limit of selenium is 400 micrograms. )
However, this matter about "mulberry tonifying kidney" is still open to discussion. This statement stems from the ancient belief that black corresponds to the kidney, so people with black color enter the kidney, so it is concluded that mature black mulberry can tonify the kidney. But now people should be able to understand that it is hasty to make such a judgment by color, so although mulberry is delicious and nutritious, the statement that it tonifies the kidney because of its long black color is still untenable. Now some people want to defend themselves, saying that mulberry is rich in nutrition and comprehensive, so after eating it, the body will be strong, the whole body will be strong, and the natural kidney will be strong. There is nothing wrong with this statement from the logical point of view of description, but according to this theory, it is ok to say that Mulberry can make up for anything. After all, when the body is strong as a whole, it is not enough to make up for everything, just a matter of degree.
Finally, since it is already June, I would like to remind you that there is a kind of wild fruit that is a bit like mulberry, but it is poisonous and inedible. This is coriaria fruit. The appearance of coriaria fruit is slightly similar to that of mulberry, and adults can tell it, and they are afraid that some too young children will eat it by mistake. Generally, this kind of wild fruit may have toxic reaction when eaten by mistake between 15 and 60 grams, showing abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea and chest tightness. In severe cases, it may lead to respiratory acceleration and general convulsions, and the most serious result may be respiratory depression, cardiac arrest and even death.
If you eat coriaria fruit by mistake, you should immediately induce vomiting and send it to the nearest hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Don't delay the opportunity by taking medicine seriously or without authorization. It's best to keep some fruits that you have eaten by mistake for the doctor to check and treat.
Friends who are interested in food, healthy diet and food anecdotes can pay attention to it and share interesting and useful related content together in the future! What is the outstanding value of mulberries? I'm from the countryside. When I was a child, I grew wheat, rape and sesame at home in summer. When these crops are dyed golden yellow by the bright sunshine, it is also the season when mulberries mature.
Walking on the edge of a wheat field, we looked at the mulberry trees all over the mountains. At that time, as long as my friends and I had something we liked, one would run faster than the other, watching us gallop and the mulberry tree. In my memory, some even fell down to eat mulberries and ran under the tree to see strings of red black mulberry trees. Some are exaggerated. There are really many fruits in summer in the country.
There is a feeling when eating mulberries, just like a beautiful woman wearing lipstick, with purple mulberries around her mouth, and the color of mulberries will flow down to her hands. The dragon water pumped by Longjing, a forever clear rural area, can't be washed clean, and the silky soap on her hands will also flow down, so should the color of mulberries.
Mulberry's value and efficacy, nourishing yin and blood, nourishing liver and kidney, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, blackening hair and improving eyesight.
In my memory, mulberries have always existed as the "image" of wild fruits.
When I was a child, people in the village basically planted a lot of mulberry trees beside the road at the door of every household or the slope of the field (in the past, roads were dirt roads, and people stepped on them to be paths, and the houses where people lived were next to the fields). Because many villagers raised silkworms at that time, the main food of silkworms was mulberry leaves.
When the mulberry leaves mature and turn green, the villagers take them home to feed the silkworms. Mulberry leaves are ripe, but when they are not picked, they feel that they are not "valuable"!
Mulberry and mulberry leaves have the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. I remember when I was young, when I was angry, my mother would pick some mulberry leaves and take them home to cook soup with tofu (tofu cut into pieces), saying that it didn't hurt to drink my teeth, but it was still effective.
Mulberry, like mulberry leaves, not only has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, but also contains rich cellulose and vitamins. Eating some in moderation is very beneficial to the body, which not only helps to digest and discharge the garbage in the body, but also prevents arteriosclerosis!
When I was a child, I always heard some adults say that my hair was bad (thin hair, yellow color, etc. ) and will jokingly say: "There are so many mulberry bubbles on the riverside and roadside (the name of mulberry in our dialect), you should eat more. As long as you are willing to eat, your rotten hair is dead melon. " Of course, whether mulberries are really good for hair remains to be studied!
The above are some real experiences of my childhood, and it is not known whether they are correct or not. You can refer to them, hoping to help you. Thank you!
Mulberry has a long history, which has been recorded in Chinese history. Mulberry has been mentioned in many ancient poets' poems, and there is a description of "Mulberry has no food" in the Book of Songs, which shows that Mulberry has spread widely.
Mulberry trees began to grow in the spring when everything revived. I remember when I was a child, every season, a group of friends would pick mulberry leaves and feed them to silkworms, and silkworms would spin silk, which was very interesting. Mulberry fruit, called mulberry fruit locally, is picked from April to June every year, so mulberry fruit always attracts birds and children.
The appearance of mulberry is purple-black. In my eyes, it is a "mini grape cluster". Its fruit is made up of countless small drupes. It looks like a bunch of grapes, but it is definitely 1000 times smaller than it. Although the fruit is small, its nutritional value is extraordinary.
Everyone knows that mulberries are good, so what is good about mulberries? What outstanding nutritional value does it have?
Ancient related records are in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, and it is very useful to record mulberries very early:
In addition to Compendium of Materia Medica, many famous ancient medical books have mentioned Mulberry, saying that it is the top grade among fruits. It used to be a tonic for the upper class, and even the ancient Yellow Emperor had a good relationship with it. It was once called a royal tonic, but at that time, people called it a folk sacred fruit. It is conceivable that mulberries have great benefits, which is why they are so popular.
Achievements of Modern Medical Research Since modern times, China has conducted a lot of research on Mulberry, and found that Mulberry is rich in vitamins, minerals, organic acids and various trace elements. It is one of the fruits with super high nutritional value and has the honorary title of "the best health care fruit of the times"!
Why does Mulberry have such a high evaluation?
(1) The overall nutritional content of mulberry is 4-6 times higher than that of apple and grape.
(2) Mulberry is a pollution-free fruit with good conditions and no need to spray pesticides.
(3) Mulberries are rich in nutrition and can compete with ginseng, so there is a folk saying that "Mulberries compete for ginseng in April".
Mulberry has a variety of nutritional values, which are the most prominent? It can be summarized into three aspects. Benefits 1: It can promote digestion.
Mulberry is rich in dietary fiber and organic acids such as tannic acid, which can improve the digestive system, help digestion and treat diarrhea.
Benefit 2: It has the function of beauty beauty.
Mulberry is rich in black hair, which can reduce the breeding of white hair. But also contains linoleic acid, which can decompose fat and help to control weight. In addition, vitamin C and antioxidant elements can delay aging and improve skin quality. So in general, it has a certain beauty beauty effect.
Benefit 3: Improve human immunity.
Mulberry is rich in minerals and a variety of trace elements beneficial to human body, which can promote cell growth and renewal and improve immunity.
At the same time, the mulberry contains a variety of beneficial elements, such as carotene, which is beneficial to relieve eye fatigue and has a certain protective effect on eyes.
Usually we eat fresh mulberries, so how can we eat them?
How to eat: Mulberry jam
Prepare ingredients: fresh mulberry, honey, rock sugar, etc.
First, wash and drain the mulberry fruit.
Secondly, put the mulberry into a container, add honey and stir well, and then put it in the refrigerator for 7-8 hours.
Finally, pour the mulberries in the container into the pot, add the rock sugar, and simmer and stir-fry until they are sticky.
How to eat 2: Mulberry wine
As we all know, mulberries are very beneficial, especially to human kidneys. Many people who like drinking also want to taste delicious mulberry wine very much. However, the mulberry wine on the market is very expensive. Now, share a simple method of making mulberry wine at home!
Prepare ingredients: Mulberry jam (the first way to eat has been shared with everyone! ), rock sugar, mulberry, 40 ~ 50 degrees rice wine.
First of all, prepare a wine bottle (preferably with a big mouth), lay fresh mulberries on the bottom of the bottle, add a little rock sugar and add a layer of mulberries.
Secondly, pour in the mulberry jam and place it in layers according to the order of mulberry-rock sugar-mulberry-mulberry jam.
Finally, a proper amount of rice wine is added to the bottle, sealed and fermented, and usually taken out for drinking in 3-4 months. Is it convenient?
Tip: Although mulberries have many benefits, there are still some special groups that can't eat them!
Pregnant women should not eat, children should eat less, and people with diabetes and poor spleen and stomach should not eat! Remember not to eat mulberries when they are immature!
Mumuya | Wen
Her kitchen | editor
References:
1, Wikipedia-Sang
2. Compendium of Materia Medica-Mulberry
3. China Food Science and Technology Network-the nutritional value of mulberry.
Our mulberry tree is in Yili.
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