Citrus with cyclamate? Can you believe "the farmer broke the news"

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Recently, a sneak shot video was circulated on the Internet, and a grower Kan Kan talked about how to make his citrus sweet.

It is mentioned that "sodium cyclamate" should be played, and many fruits need to be played, including watermelon, orange, grapefruit, orange and so on.

what exactly is the sodium cyclamate she uses? Will it be toxic? What fruit can I eat in the future?

food additive sodium cyclamate

The scientific name of sodium cyclamate is "cyclohexylsulfamic acid", which is a synthetic sweetener.

It is allowed to be used in China, European Union, Hongkong and other countries and regions, but it is not allowed to be used in the United States, Japan and other countries.

the human body can't absorb it, even if it does, it can't be metabolized, and eventually it will be excreted intact, so it is very safe.

As a sweetener, it is widely used in beverages, canned food, cakes and other foods, but fresh fruits are not allowed.

How to apply sodium cyclamate to fruits

There are usually two understandings of "applying medicine" to fruits, one is spraying, and the other is injecting.

Injection is impossible, on the one hand, because the needle hole left by injection will become a passage for bacteria and mold to invade, and the fruit will rot easily.

On the other hand, injections can't guarantee the even distribution of sodium cyclamate in fruits, which may also affect the taste.

it's really not easy to put the medicine into a solid fruit like watermelon.

if it is spraying, it seems unlikely.

Sodium cyclamate is water-soluble, almost insoluble in organic solvents, and it is not easy to penetrate the waxy layer of fruit skin.

more importantly, even if it is sprayed on the surface energy, how can we ensure that all the fruits of a tree are evenly absorbed?

Especially fruits with thick skins, such as grapefruit and orange, are absorbed from the epidermis and transferred to the pulp, which is not as simple as you think.

if you don't believe me, you can try chewing the peel to see if it is sweet, and you will be disappointed.

This sodium cyclamate is not the sodium cyclamate

In fact, the "sodium cyclamate" mentioned by the growers is probably not the sodium cyclamate of food additives.

among the people, XX essence and XX essence are popular names, which refer to things with high efficiency, strength and quick effect.

Because it can make fruit sweet, it is called cyclamate. In fact, its scientific name is sweetener and sweetener, which belongs to plant growth regulator and is also a foliar fertilizer sprayed on the surface.

it is the first technology developed by developed countries in Europe and America, and it has been used in agriculture for decades.

there are many commercial products of this kind, but their ingredients are different.

Common ones include polysaccharides or polysaccharides, trace elements such as boron, molybdenum, zinc and manganese, rare earth elements (also commonly used as foliar fertilizers for tea), sodium thiosulfate, sodium sulfate and sodium sulfite.

these things are not sweet in themselves, but the principle is basically to increase fruit yield, shorten ripening period and improve appearance quality by promoting plant metabolism and synthesis and accumulation of nutrients.

don't sweeten the late-maturing fruit?

For the same fruit variety, the fruit that is not sweetened may ripen later, but this does not mean that all late-maturing fruits do not need to be sweetened.

The ripening time of fruits and vegetables can be adjusted manually, such as sowing time and using growth regulators, but the most critical factor affecting the time to market of fruits and vegetables is the variety.

Take oranges as an example. If everyone's oranges are mature and listed together, it will inevitably lead to oversupply in the market and selling without bidding.

Therefore, people gradually cultivate varieties that mature at different times. By "off-peak commuting", the supply cycle of citrus can be prolonged, and the price can be relatively stable, so as not to cause poor fruit and hurt farmers.

So it's just wishful thinking to say that late-maturing fruits don't need sweeteners at all.

Why are the fruits we eat so sweet

Sweetness means sugar and energy. The pursuit of sweetness is deeply rooted in genes, which is an animal instinct in the process of evolution.

Because people like sweetness so much, fruit breeding is developing in the direction of bigger and sweeter.

Through the breeding of generations of agricultural scientists and technicians, fruits have become more and more sweet, and even corn and potatoes have cultivated sweet varieties (not genetically modified).

If the fruit doesn't taste sour, it means that there is something wrong with others, and agricultural technicians are really going to cry.

But as the saying goes, turnips and greens have their own tastes, and sour fruits are not completely out of the market. Some people like sour fruits.

There's a funny story. An elder sister went to buy oranges and asked the vendor, "Is this orange sweet?" The vendor enthusiastically replied, "It's very sweet, not sour at all." The elder sister pouted, "Forget it, I like sour."

It is true that fruits are treated with sweeteners

It is almost impossible to use sweeteners (such as saccharin and sodium cyclamate) in the planting process, but it is still possible in the middle circulation and sales process, such as the famous "saccharin jujube".

Unfortunately, soaking dates with saccharin is useless for eggs, which is just a cover-up for vendors. Saccharin is difficult to penetrate the dense jujube peel, so it can only sweeten the outer layer.

jujube turns red not because of saccharin, but because of warm water.

Similarly, some vendors spray saccharin water on fruits such as bayberry and mulberry to sweeten them, which is also a distraction. If you taste it on the spot, it may be sweeter. Take it home and wash it with water, and the saccharin will be gone.

Therefore, I suggest that you buy less things from roadside vendors. Although there is nothing wrong with it, it is not good to feel cheated.

Don't believe everything the farmers say

Finally, I want to tell you, don't think that the candid video is the truth.

Although what they say is clear, they actually know what it is, but they don't know why. Rumors like using contraceptives for cucumbers and seedless grapes also come from them.

how did the rumor spread? It is because the people who spread rumors believe it themselves.

well, I'll just watch you keep pretending ~ ~