Fruits all have skin, some fruit skin can be eaten, some fruit skin can not be eaten. Pears as one of the common fruits, then, the skin of the balsam pear can eat? Is it good to eat the skin of balsam pear?

Can you eat the skin of balsam pear

The skin of balsam pear is high in nutrients and should be eaten, but there are pesticides on the skin, plus the balsam pear itself has a layer of like wax or oily things, it is difficult to wash off. A better way is to wash it with water first, then rub it vigorously with a paper towel. That's how we eat them in Xinjiang. If you still feel uneasy, you can rub love with detergent (good) to wash it, and let it rinse with a lot of water. In addition, balsam pear eat too much will have a stomach ache, the solution is to eat even the heart part of the fruit together, one stomach does not hurt, the second is also very nutritious.

The edible value of balsam pear

Pear meat has the effect of generating fluids, moistening dryness, clearing heat, phlegm, etc. It is suitable for feverish diseases, injury to fluids and thirst, thirst, hot cough, phlegm and fever, choking and diaphragm, thirst and loss of voice, eye redness and pain, and dyspepsia. Pear skin has the effect of clearing the heart, moisturizing the lungs, lowering the fire, generating fluids, nourishing the kidneys and tonifying the yin.

Pear kernel contains lignin, an insoluble fiber that can form a gelatinous-like film in the intestinal tract, combined with cholesterol and excluded. Pear core rich in boron can prevent osteoporosis in women. According to research, when boron is sufficient in the human body, memory, concentration and mental acuity will be improved.

The benefits of pear skin

Autumn "dryness" is easy to hurt the lungs, and eating pears will play a good role in moistening the lungs and stopping cough. Pear skin is particularly good. Therefore, it is best to eat pear with skin. Of course, when you eat this way, be sure to use salt water to wash the pear clean.

But also pay attention to the fruit in the growth process of edible pesticides sprayed on the skin, so to clean, it is best to soak in water for a while before eating. Or soak in lightly salted water.

In fact, many people eat fruit, are habitually peeled off the skin of the fruit, but a lot of fruit in fact, the nutritional value of the skin is much higher than the flesh, such as apples, or grapes, although in life people often peel them off, but their nutritional value is the highest.