At the beginning of 2024, the Northeast "Erbin" exploded out of the circle, and the "two-way rush of small sugar oranges" has also become a hot topic. In fact, people's love for sugar oranges themselves is really not enough to show off a basket.
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The sugar orange has a moist and juicy taste, and the taste is sweet to the heart, which is very appetizing. However, when you eat the whole basket of sugar oranges, you may be "pleasantly surprised" to find that they have turned yellow. What's going on?
"Can't stop".
The "** of sugar oranges begins the moment you peel the oranges.
When you peel off the orange peel, the aromatic substances of aldehydes and terpenes come out, and you can't help but want to taste it quickly. The sweet and juicy granulated orange pulp contains a lot of sugar, which stimulates the brain to secrete dopamine, so that you can continue to feel pleasant. After eating one sugar orange and picking up another sugar orange, dopamine will continue to be secreted, and the brain will naturally produce the psychological expectation of "eat it and become happy".
Where does the sugar come from for such a sweet sugar orange?
It turns out that the reason why fruits are sweet is because they contain glucose, fructose, and sucrose, which have different sweetness. Among them, fructose has the highest sweetness, which is 1 of sucrose7 times. The overall sugar content of sugar oranges is about 10% to 13%, and the higher proportion is fructose, which makes people feel sweeter.
Moreover, if you put sugar oranges in the refrigerator, sugar oranges will be sweeter. This is because fructose has two molecular configurations: type and type. The sweetness of fructose is 3 times that of fructose, and when it is low temperature, part of the fructose is converted into fructose, which increases the sweetness.
In this way, sugar oranges will make people more and more hungry the more they eat, no wonder "three pounds of weight every New Year".
It becomes to eat too much"Minions".
Although sugar oranges are delicious, orange foods are generally rich in carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which is beneficial for eye health. But if you eat too much at once, it will lead to "hypercarotenemia".
Hypercarotenemia is caused by excessive consumption of carotene-rich foods, such as carrots, pumpkin, citrus, etc. If the content of carotene in the blood increases, the body cannot metabolize it in time, which may lead to yellowing, especially the palms and soles of the feet.
Clinical observation tests have found that eating 500-1000 grams of seedless oranges every day will turn yellow after 5-10 days of continuous consumption.
However, although the name "hypercarotenemia" sounds quite scary, it actually only affects the "appearance" for a short time, and has no effect on health. As long as you stop consuming carotene-rich foods, after 1-2 weeks, **you can slowly return to your original color, and generally do not need to be special**.
In addition to becoming a "Minion", excessive consumption of sugar oranges is also prone to oropharyngeal discomfort. When we take one bite after another, the high-concentration sugar solution keeps entering the mouth and throat, and the osmotic pressure of the extracellular fluid will increase, causing the oral and throat tissues to lose water; Sugar oranges and other wide-skinned citrus also contain a special class of pro-inflammatory proteins, which can cause dry tongue, sore throat, and even ulcer symptoms when consumed too much.
How to eat healthy?
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, the recommended daily intake of fruit for adults is 200,350 grams, about 10 medium-sized sugar oranges, and even less if they eat other fruits on this day.
You know, the calories of sugar oranges are very high, every 100 grams of sugar oranges are about 56 calories, containing 13 grams of carbohydrates, a bowl of sugar oranges is equivalent to eating a small bowl of rice.
Studies have found that fruits high in fructose will increase the risk of gout, so people who usually have high uric acid should control the consumption of sugar oranges.
In addition, overweight and obese people and diabetics should also pay attention to eating less.
Whether it's a snack or a decoration for a fruit bowl, sugar oranges are a great treat. In this cold season, let's "dazzle" sugar orange together and feel the warmth and sweetness it brings!
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