The intake of melon seeds should not exceed 50g per week, which is converted into melon seeds with skin: sunflower seeds should not exceed 96g, pumpkin seeds should not exceed 73.5g, and watermelon seeds should not exceed116g. The nutrition of melon seeds is quite high, and the contents of vitamins, protein and oils are among the best. However, melon seeds are also a high-calorie food. The calories of melon seeds are 597 kcal, protein 23.9 g, vitamin E34.53 mg, fat 49.9 g and magnesium 264 mg. Such a high-calorie food is easy to gain weight once you eat too much.

Several points for attention in eating melon seeds:

1, it is best to choose the original melon seeds.

Whether it is green tea melon seeds, garlic melon seeds or vanilla melon seeds, it has nothing to do with green tea, garlic and vanilla, but with flavors and fragrances, and it is salty and salty, so it is not as healthy and safe as the original melon seeds.

2. Drink plenty of water when eating melon seeds

Melon seeds have high fat content, and the decomposition of fat in the body requires more water than the decomposition of sugar and protein. In addition, the melon seeds themselves contain very little water in the frying process, so you should drink water in time when eating melon seeds. Otherwise, drinking water when you are thirsty is equivalent to the fact that your body has sent out a lack of early warning signal. Especially for people with oral ulcers and sore throats, it is simply adding fuel to the fire.

Expand data on the nutritional value of various melon seeds;

1, prevent old people from eating watermelon seeds. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that watermelon seeds are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and have the effects of clearing away lung-heat, moistening intestines, harmonizing middle energizer, quenching thirst, resolving phlegm and cleaning dirt, etc., and are often used for the treatment of hemostasis, chronic cough, constipation and other diseases. Modern research has found that watermelon seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, the main component of which is linoleic acid, which can reduce blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease.

2, protect the prostate and lick pumpkin seeds. Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin seeds are flat in nature and sweet in taste, and have the effects of killing insects, expelling snails, inducing diuresis and reducing swelling. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat ascariasis and edema of hands and feet. Modern research shows that men who eat about 50 grams of fried pumpkin seeds every day can treat prostate hypertrophy and prevent prostate cancer.

3, lowering blood fat and licking wax gourd seeds. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wax gourd seeds are cool and sweet, and have the effects of clearing away lung heat, resolving phlegm, relieving pain, expelling pus and promoting diuresis. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat phlegm-heat cough, edema, beriberi and other diseases. Wax gourd seeds contain unsaturated fatty acids, the main component of which is linoleic acid, which can reduce cholesterol and triglycerides in human blood and help prevent hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. In addition, wax gourd seeds can also improve human immunity.

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People's Network-Different melon seeds have different functions. How many melon seeds is the best to eat at a time?

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People's Network-Will eating melon seeds make you fat? Nutritional value of various melon seeds