New Large-Fleshed Green Bitter Melon Variety: Nutrients of the Powder-Green Bitter Melon and How to Remove Its Bitterness

The powder-green bitter melon, also known as the green-fleshed bitter melon, sometimes this type of bitter melon bears few fruits, and it is also a fairly common bitter melon on the market, so do you know how this kind of bitter melon can be eaten? What nutrients does it have?

Bitter melon can be eaten raw or cooked, and its nature is on the cold side with a bitter taste; it is cold in nature. It enters the heart, lung, spleen and stomach meridians, and has the effects of relieving summer heat and clearing heat, detoxifying and strengthening the stomach.

After bitterness comes sweetness

Because bitter melon contains very abundant vitamin C, it has strong antioxidant power, can help reduce cell mutation or damage, and helps repair damaged cells, lowering the probability of cancer or liver lesions occurring, and strengthening the human body's immune system and mental stress resistance, so it is called a holy product for health preservation. The charantin and insulin-like substances in it can help promote the breakdown of sugar in the body and have a blood-sugar-lowering effect, which can help diabetic patients control blood sugar, so some scholars call it "plant insulin." From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter melon is cold in nature and bitter in taste, has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, brightening the eyes and detoxifying, and can be used to relieve symptoms such as heatstroke, dysentery, and restless heat with thirst; the momordicosides and bitter principles in bitter melon have the effects of stimulating the appetite and strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, and can improve the situation of poor appetite.

How to remove the bitterness? Although bitter melon has extremely high nutritional value, because of its bitter taste, many people cannot accept it. The following provides a wonderful trick for removing the bitterness!

Steps:

1. Remove seeds and membrane: use a spoon to scrape out the bitter melon seeds and inner membrane, because the inner membrane is the bitterest part; after scraping it out and then cooking, the bitterness can be greatly reduced!

2. Add rock sugar: before blanching the bitter melon, first add some rock sugar and oil to the boiling water, which can reduce the bitter taste.