How to safely eat sugar cane during the Qingming Festival

China Consumer Daily reported that after the Qingming Festival, the temperature warmed, rainfall increased, into the spring planting of agricultural busy season, but also the last season of sugar cane sales.
, but in our country's folk have "Qingming cane, poisoned snake" said.
in order to help consumers eat sugar cane safely and reasonably during the Qingming Festival, the relevant experts of the China Food Science and Technology Society specifically for the vast number of consumers to do the following consumption tips.
, fresh sugar cane taste good, sweet and popular sugar cane is temperate and tropical crops.
by use, mainly for the production and supply of fresh food two kinds of sugar cane, the latter commonly known as fruit cane.
in China, fruit cane according to the color of the main yellow leather fruit cane and black leather fruit cane two kinds, the main origin is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other provinces and regions.
sugar cane is relatively high, containing up to 12% sucrose, glucose and fructose.
is popular with consumers because of its sweet, crisp and refreshing juice.
II, mold red core should be aware that after consumption there is a risk of sugar cane picking, if improper storage and transportation, in the Qingming season after the temperature rebound is easy to cause arthriniumspp.) growth and reproduction and produce 3-nitroproacic acid (3-Nitro-propanoicacid, 3-NPA) toxin, generally manifested as sugarcane core redness.
3-NPA is a strong neurotoxin that can cause damage to the central nervous system, interfere with the metabolism of intracellular enzymes, and in severe cases can lead to isoemia necrosis or even death.
3-NPA poisoning when the onset of acute, generally for several hours, the incubation period is only ten minutes, the most serious patients are generally children.
for moldy sugar cane poisoning, there is currently no special effects of drugs, should be sent to the hospital as soon as possible to wash the stomach, enema, diarrhea and other promotion of toxin discharge, and treatment.
, the vast number of consumers should be fully aware of the great harm to human health of molded sugar cane, do not eat moldy red core sugar cane, to prevent the occurrence of such food poisoning incidents.
, sugar cane quality good to distinguish, master the essentials is very simple consumers in the purchase of the following shopping and edible points, can rest assured that sugar cane consumption.
1. Touch.
feel the softness and hardness of the sugar cane by hand.
fresh sugar cane texture is hard, moldy sugar cane texture is soft.
2. Look.
to see if the sugar cane cane is fresh.
cane is milky white, moldy cane is slightly darker, light brown.
the surface of moldy sugar cane is not fresh, the appearance is not good, between sections or sections can be seen traces of insect decay.
at the end of the moldy sugar cane, a floc-like or hairy white substance appears, and after cutting it, there is a red silk on the section.
3. Smell.
smell the sugar cane with your nose.
fresh sugar cane has a clear fragrance, if you smell sugar cane has a bad taste or bad taste of wine, do not buy or eat.
4. Wash.
should pay attention to hygiene when eating sugar cane.
wash your hands when eating, sugar cane is best to peel and wash before eating.
, sugar cane consumption sub-population, moderate consumption can be assured of sugar cane as a fresh food, due to its nutritional characteristics, consumers need to pay attention to the following matters.
1. People with diabetes should not eat sugar cane.
because sugar cane is rich in sugar, people can quickly raise their blood sugar after eating it, and people with diabetes and high blood sugar levels are not suitable for sugar cane.
, people prone to diarrhea and enteritis are not suitable for sugar cane consumption.
2. Sugar cane should not eat more.
Sugar cane sugar, water, minerals and other nutrients are contained in the cane stem, eating sugar cane tongue and sugar cane stem fiber friction, easy to stab the tissue on the tongue, if the oral bacterial infection will also appear ulcers, thus showing "fire" symptoms.
sugar sugar content is high, eating too much easy to cause tooth decay, should not be too much to eat.
. Children should pay special attention to safety when eating.
young children who do not vomit cane slag, eating sugar cane can easily choke down their throats, causing the risk of asphyxiation.
, it is advisable for children to drink sugar cane juice and it is not recommended to eat sugar cane directly.