What can't cherries be eaten with? How many to eat per day and a detailed guide to selecting them

Cherries are a delicious and nutritious fruit, and many people like to eat them, so what can't cherries be eaten with? How many at most per day? How to select them?

1. What can't cherries be eaten with

1. Cherries can't be eaten with carrots

Carrots contain vitamin C decomposing enzyme, while cherries happen to contain a large amount of vitamin C. If the two are eaten at the same time, the vitamins in the cherries will be destroyed, and the nutritional value of the carrots will also be reduced. In this way, neither of these two foods can play its full role, which is really not worth the loss.

2. Cherries can't be eaten with cucumbers

Cucumbers work on the same principle as carrots. When cherries and cucumbers are eaten at the same time, the vitamins in the cherries will be destroyed, and the nutritional value of the cucumbers will also be reduced.

3. Cherries can't be eaten with animal liver

Animal offal contains a large amount of mineral ions such as iron and copper. Although cherries also contain these ions, the content is not very large, and the iron ions and copper ions in cherries themselves are in a stable compound state. Unlike the copper and iron ions in animal offal, the copper and iron ions in offal can easily oxidize the vitamin C in cherries into dehydrovitamin C, so then this cherry is no longer a cherry rich in vitamins, thus losing the original value of vitamin C. Therefore, the two should not be eaten at the same time.

 4. Cherries can't be eaten with strawberries

From a nutritional point of view, red fruits such as strawberries and peaches are rich in vitamins and other elements, and eating them regularly has anti-aging and beauty benefits. Strawberries and cherries are actually not suitable to be eaten in large amounts; excessive consumption tends to cause internal heat, and people with yin deficiency and excessive fire in particular should eat less, and even more so should not eat the two fruits together, otherwise the symptoms of internal heat will be aggravated.

2. How much is appropriate to eat at one time

Although cherries are a fruit with high nutritional value, according to traditional Chinese medicine, cherries are a very hot food, and eating too many easily causes internal heat. Generally, eating about 10 at a time is relatively appropriate. Of course, this has a lot to do with individual constitution. Some people can eat cherries by the plate or by the jin without any discomfort, while others may experience abdominal bloating, stomach discomfort and other digestive tract symptoms.

Can cherries be eaten every day? No, no matter how delicious, they should be eaten in moderation.

1. Eating too many cherries easily causes internal heat. Eating too many cherries will cause fever, damage the tendons and bones, and spoil the blood and qi. Eating too many may also cause some chronic bronchitis diseases. Cherries are warm and hot in nature, and those with heat diseases and deficiency-heat cough should avoid eating them. So no matter how delicious cherries are, everyone should eat them in moderation, and especially children should not eat too many.

2. Eating too many cherries easily causes poisoning. Besides being rich in iron, cherries also contain a certain amount of cyanide. If eaten too much, it can cause iron poisoning or cyanide poisoning. Once discomfort occurs from eating too many cherries, sugarcane juice can be used to clear heat and detoxify.

3. People with ulcer symptoms should eat them with caution, and diabetic patients should avoid eating them.

4. Eating too many cherries can cause kidney disease. Experts from China Eating Network say that the high potassium content of cherries should not be underestimated, with 258 mg of potassium per 100 g, which is not a small number for patients with kidney disease. If patients with kidney disease have lost the kidney's function of regulating water and electrolytes, the patient will experience oliguria and edema.

3. How to select fresh and sweet cherries

1. Look at the color of the cherries

Cherries generally look bright red, dark red, or red on the surface. Usually, the darker the color of the skin, the sweeter the cherry. So dark red cherries are the sweetest; the brighter and redder they are, the less sweet they are, and some are even a bit sour.

2. Look at the cherry skin

Looking at the cherry skin means looking at the texture of the skin, and cherries with relatively firm texture should be chosen. Because if the cherry skin is a bit firm in texture, fruit flies and some small insects cannot drill into it, so there will be no insect eggs or the like inside, and it is safer to eat.

3. Look at size and shape

The cherries sold on the market vary in size and shape, which is related to their variety. But different sizes and different shapes also mean different tastes. If the cherry is relatively large, and if the fruit stem of the cherry is deeper, then the cherry is sweeter.

4. Fruit glossiness

Fresh fruit looks glossy on the surface. On the contrary, if the surface looks dull and lusterless, then that fruit may not be fresh. This is not only true for cherries; other fruits are much the same.

5. Look at the fruit stem at the bottom

When buying, you should also look at whether the cherry's fruit stem is green or black. If it is green, that means the cherry was picked not long ago; if it has turned black, it means it is no longer fresh.

6. Look for wrinkles

If the surface of the cherry looks wrinkled, it means the cherry has lost water and is no longer fresh; if part of the cherry's surface has turned soft and dark brown, it means the cherry has already spoiled, so do not buy it.