Wax gourd is a very delicious food. It looks fat and round, and its taste is very fragrant and sweet.
Can wax gourd be eaten raw?
Wax gourd can be eaten raw, and it can also be cooked, but it is generally not recommended to eat raw. If you want to eat it raw, it is best to use melon juice before eating, which not only tastes good, but also is very nutritious.
Benefits of eating raw wax gourd and benefits of taboo eating raw wax gourd
1, reducing blood lipid
Wax gourd is rich in dietary fiber, which is very beneficial to the intestinal absorption of human body, and propanol diacid in wax gourd will also organize sugar to become fat, thus controlling blood sugar in human body more effectively.
2, improve the body's immunity
Vitamin B and selenium in wax gourd are good elements to enhance the body's immune system, and the intestines and stomach will promote peristalsis because of dietary fiber in wax gourd, and then the harmful substances in the body will be excreted faster, so as to enhance immunity.
Taboo to eat raw wax gourd
Although winter melon is eaten raw, it is not suitable for some people. For example, people with poor spleen and stomach suggest eating raw winter melon as little as possible, because winter melon is a cold food. If people with weak health eat it, it is likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
Raw food practice
It is better to eat raw melon by juicing. First, rub the skin of winter melon with proper amount of salt, and then wash it with clear water. Do not remove the skin, pulp and seeds from winter melon, cut it into small pieces with winter melon and put it in a blender, then squeeze the lemon juice into it, and then pour the water and syrup into it and squeeze it into juice.