Each kilogram of raw Toona sinensis contains more than 30 mg of nitrite, and the old leaves are as high as 53.9 mg per kilogram. With such a high content, people eating Toona sinensis can easily cause nitrite poisoning.
The practice of Toona sinensis
1. Choose fresh and tender Toona sinensis buds. The nitrate content of Toona sinensis bud is low in the initial stage of germination, and it is increasing with the continuous growth of Toona sinensis bud. After harvesting, a large amount of nitrate will be converted into nitrite during storage at room temperature, and eating too much nitrite is harmful to health.
2. After blanching in boiling water for about 1 min, 70% of nitrite and nitrate can be removed, and the green color of Toona sinensis can be preserved without affecting the flavor of dishes.
3. Cook with roasted Toona sinensis buds. After the Toona sinensis buds are baked, you can make delicious dishes by controlling the moisture. Generally, the dishes that can be made with Toona sinensis buds are: Toona sinensis scrambled eggs, Toona sinensis fried bamboo shoots, tofu mixed with tofu and so on.
4. Toona sinensis buds are picked or bought a lot, and it is difficult to eat them all at once. You can marinate Toona sinensis buds with salt, preferably after one week, when the nitrite content decreases.
Nutritional value of Toona sinensis
Toona sinensis is a famous seasonal product, which contains volatile aromatic organic compounds such as toosendanin, which can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Containing vitamin E and sex hormones, it has the functions of anti-aging, strengthening yang and nourishing yin, so it has the reputation of "helping pregnancy". Toona sinensis has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis and detoxifying, and is a good medicine for adjuvant treatment of enteritis, dysentery and urinary system infection. Toona sinensis is rich in vitamin C and carotene. , help to enhance the body's immune function and lubricate the skin. It is a good food for health care and beauty.