What can't shrimp be eaten with? Which parts can't be eaten? How many legs do they have?

Shrimp are crustaceans of the order Decapoda, generally living in the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with nearly 2000 species; shrimp have high nutritional value and offer effects such as tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, promoting lactation and resisting toxins, nourishing the blood and securing essence, resolving blood stasis and detoxifying, boosting qi and nourishing yin, dredging collaterals and relieving pain, and stimulating the appetite and resolving phlegm. So, what can't shrimp be eaten with? Which parts can't be eaten? How many legs do they have?

1. What can't shrimp be eaten with?

1. Shrimp cannot be eaten with foods rich in vitamin C, such as lemons, citrus, tomatoes, watermelon, papaya, bitter melon, kiwi, carrots, green peppers, red dates, orange juice, pear juice, and so on, because shrimp meat contains pentavalent arsenic compounds, which when combined with vitamin C are converted into arsenic trioxide, commonly known as arsenic, causing poisoning of the body.

2. Shrimp cannot be eaten with foods high in tannic acid, such as persimmons, grapes, pomegranates, hawthorn, strong tea, water spinach, and so on, because shrimp meat is rich in calcium ions, and when combined with tannic acid it not only reduces the nutritional value of the shrimp meat but also produces a substance that is hard to digest, causing symptoms such as vomiting, dizziness, nausea, and abdominal pain.

3. Shrimp cannot be eaten with pumpkin, otherwise it will cause dysentery, that is, symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal bloating, which can be treated with black beans and licorice.

4. Shrimp cannot be eaten with onion; shrimp meat contains calcium, and combining with the oxalic acid contained in onion forms calcium oxalate, producing kidney stones.

5. Shrimp cannot be eaten with Chinese yam, otherwise it will cause symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.

6. Shrimp cannot be eaten with pork or chicken, otherwise it will damage essence and cause liver and kidney failure.

7. Shrimp cannot be eaten with gold squash; the two have opposing effects, and eating them together will cause diarrhea (a more severe condition than loose stools), harming health.

8. Shrimp cannot be eaten with soybean, because soybean contains anti-trypsin and thrombin, and eating it with shrimp will cause symptoms such as indigestion.

2. Who should not eat shrimp?

People with an allergy-prone constitution, asthma patients, people prone to diarrhea and with sensitive stomachs, people with hyperthyroidism, gout patients, people with pruritus of the skin, people with yin deficiency and excess fire, patients with uterine fibroids, pregnant women, and nursing mothers should not eat shrimp. People with an allergy-prone constitution will experience allergic reactions after eating it; asthma patients will experience irritation and spasm of the throat and trachea after eating it; people prone to diarrhea and with sensitive stomachs will experience abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating it; people with hyperthyroidism will have their condition worsened after eating shrimp containing more iodine; gout patients will have uric acid crystals deposited in their joints after eating shrimp with excessively high purines, worsening their condition; pregnant women and nursing mothers who eat shrimp with excessive mercury levels will affect the brain and nervous development of the fetus and infant; shrimp is a "trigger food," so people with pruritus of the skin, people with yin deficiency and excess fire, and patients with uterine fibroids should avoid eating it.

3. Which parts of shrimp should not be eaten?

1. The shrimp vein should not be eaten; the shrimp vein is undischarged waste from the shrimp, has a muddy fishy taste when eaten, and should be removed;

2. The shrimp head should not be eaten; the shrimp head mainly concentrates the shrimp's stomach, liver, heart, and other internal organs, and has accumulated harmful metal elements absorbed during the shrimp's growth, so eating it harms health and it must not be eaten;

3. The shrimp gills should not be eaten; the shrimp gills are the “dirtiest” part of the shrimp, so harmful substances are concentrated in the gills and body surface, and eating them is bad for health, so they cannot be eaten;

4. Shrimp roe should not be eaten; shrimp roe is located in the head and is easily contaminated by heavy metals, so eat it sparingly or not at all.

4. How many legs do shrimp have?

A shrimp's "legs" should really be called "appendages," and almost all kinds of shrimp have 38 appendages: 10 on the head, 16 on the thorax, and 12 on the abdomen. The 10 head appendages include 2 large antennae, 2 small antennae, and 6 mouthparts; the 16 thoracic appendages include 6 maxillipeds and 10 walking legs; the 12 abdominal appendages include 10 swimming legs and 2 short, thick tail appendages.