The World Health Organization lists sausages, bacon and other processed meats as the first-level carcinogens with the highest risk of cancer, because the added nitrite may produce carcinogens when entering the human body. The Council of Agriculture recently tested 29 kinds of domestic and imported fruits and found that domestic guava has the strongest ability to decompose nitrite. Eating one emperor or pearl guava can remove the nitrite contained in 18 sausages, ranking first and third. It’s the Red Heart Guava.

Nitrite is often used in processed meats to preserve color and prevent the growth of botulinum toxin. However, if eaten together with amine-containing foods such as scallops, dried shrimps, and dried squid, it will cause Carcinogens "nitrosamines" are produced in the intestines and stomach. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's "Use Scope and Limitation of Food Additives" regulations, the maximum amount of nitrite used in each kilogram of meat is 70 mg, which translates into approximately 4.375 mg of nitrite per sausage (62.5 g). .

The Agricultural Research Institute of the Committee of Agriculture pointed out that the more antioxidant substances such as vitamin C, polyphenols, and flavonoids (such as carotene) contained in fruits, the better their ability to remove nitrite.

Eating the same meal is effective.

In this test, 16 kinds of domestic and 13 kinds of imported fruits commonly available on the market were added to the squeezed and centrifuged juices with nitrite solution to observe the decomposition. Domestic guava ranks in the top three, with Emperor and Pearl guava tied for first place. Eating one guava can remove 18 sausages (62.5 grams each) of nitrite. Red Heart guava ranks third and can remove 14 sausages. Papaya ranked 4th and pineapple ranked 5th. Among imported fruits, New Zealand kiwi fruit and South African grapefruit performed best, but they only tied for ninth place. Eating one kiwi fruit can only remove the nitrite contained in one sausage; eating processed meat and fruit with the same meal can remove the nitrite contained in one sausage. It has the effect of removing nitrite.

※Nitrite: Nitrite has strong oxidizing properties. After entering the human body, it can oxidize low-iron hemoglobin in the blood to methemoglobin, causing it to lose the ability to transport oxygen. ability, thereby leading to tissue hypoxia poisoning; and nitrite can synthesize nitrosamines with protein decomposition products, becoming a hidden danger in inducing gastric cancer. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the intake of nitrite in daily life

※ According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutritional database, every 100 grams of guava has a vitamin C content of 228.3 mg, exceeding that of kiwi fruit 2 times as much (92.7 mg)

First place: Emperor Guava, Pearl Guava (both domestically produced) / can eliminate nitrite in 18 sausages

Second place : Red Heart Guava (domestic) / Can eliminate nitrite in 14 sausages

Third place: Papaya (domestic) / Can eliminate nitrite in 9 sausages

Fourth place: Pineapple (domestic) / Can eliminate nitrite in 5 sausages

Fifth place: Grapefruit (domestic) / Can eliminate nitrite in 3.5 sausages

Sixth place: Haili Mandarin and Maogu Mandarin (both domestically produced) / Can eliminate nitrite in 1.5 sausages