It will be poisoned and you can't eat kelp as a staple food. This will lead to excessive iodine intake, which will also have an impact on health. Moreover, kelp contains a certain amount of arsenic, and excessive intake of arsenic can cause poisoning. Therefore, before eating kelp, it should be rinsed with water to dissolve arsenic in water.

Edible taboos of kelp:

1, don't drink tea or eat fruit immediately after eating kelp.

Don't drink tea immediately after eating kelp (tea contains tannic acid), and don't eat sour fruit immediately (sour fruit contains vegetable acid). Because kelp is rich in iron, the above two foods will hinder the absorption of iron in the body.

2. Special people should eat kelp carefully.

Patients with hyperthyroidism should not eat kelp, because the iodine content in kelp is rich, which will aggravate the condition; Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not eat more kelp. This is because iodine in kelp can enter the fetus and baby with blood circulation, causing thyroid dysfunction.

Extended data

Edible value of kelp:

1, diuretic and detumescence

A layer of white powder mannitol like hoarfrost is often attached to kelp, which is a valuable medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has proved that mannitol has the functions of lowering blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence;

2, hair care

The iodine in kelp is extremely rich, which is the main raw material for the synthesis of thyroxine in the body, and the luster of hair is formed because of the role of thyroxine in the body.

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