Is tremella white or yellow?
Tremella has a good white color.
The fruiting body of Tremella fuciformis is pure white to milky white, with a diameter of 5~ 10 cm, soft, white, translucent and elastic.
Tremella is sweet, light, flat and non-toxic. It not only has the effects of invigorating spleen and appetizing, but also has the functions of invigorating qi, clearing intestines, nourishing yin and moistening lung. It can not only enhance human immunity, but also enhance the tolerance of tumor patients to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Tremella fuciformis is rich in natural plant gum and has the function of nourishing yin. It is a good moisturizing food and can be taken for a long time.
How to select high-quality tremella fuciformis
1. Look at the color.
Good tremella is white or yellowish. The white tremella may have been smoked with sulfur. If it is yellow or dark yellow, it may be wet and dry, and the quality is poor.
Look at the appearance
"Good" tremella is round in shape, big in flowers, fluffy in texture, even in gaps, fleshy, and free of black spots and impurities in pedicels. Incomplete flowers and unclean pedicels are of poor quality.
Check the texture
Tremella contains a lot of gum, so a good tremella is elastic and not easy to break.
Smell
Good tremella is dry and tasteless. Smoking with special chemicals will have a pungent smell, and silver that is damp and moldy will have a sour taste. It is recommended not to eat.
Taste it
If tremella tastes a little spicy, it means that tremella is of poor quality and it is best not to eat it.
Distinguish the quality of tremella fuciformis
1. Smell the tremella:
Fresh tremella should have the fragrance of tremella, which is acid-free, odorless and odorless. Old tremella stored for a long time will not only turn yellow gradually, but also have acid gas or other peculiar smell due to the denaturation of protein and fat components. If there is a pungent smell, it means that there are more sulfur dioxide residues.
2. The color of tremella:
High-quality tremella is pale yellow, fresh, clean, shiny and even in color; The color of secondary tremella is impure or light gray.
Especially in Bai Yiner, some people call it snow ear, which is probably specially treated, so it is recommended not to choose it.
3. Taste the tremella:
Tremella itself should be tasteless, so you might as well try it when you buy it. If you feel irritating or spicy to your tongue, it means that this tremella has been smoked with excessive sulfur.
4. The tremella water quality testing:
Different qualities of tremella have different performances after soaking in water. After soaking in water, the first-grade dried tremella has good toughness and expansibility, and the expansion rate can reach more than 15 times, which is full of elasticity.