Why does the skin on the finger become tight and chapped after cutting the pumpkin?

There is pectin in pumpkin, which is not easy to wash off when rubbed on your hands. Dry is like peeling.

Carotenoids in pumpkin skin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in vivo, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones. Pumpkin skin is rich in cobalt, ranking first among all kinds of vegetables.

Cobalt can activate human metabolism, promote hematopoietic function, participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body, and is an essential trace element for human islet cells. Vitamin C contained in pumpkin can prevent nitrate from being converted into carcinogen nitrite in digestive tract. Mannitol contained in pumpkin can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to human body.

Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of nitrosamine, a carcinogen. It has anticancer effect. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which is involved in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.

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Precautions for eating:

1, pumpkin spinach.

Pumpkin is rich in vitamin C decomposing enzymes, which will destroy vitamin C in spinach and reduce its nutritional value.

2. Pumpkins and sweet potatoes.

It is easy to stagnate. If they are not cooked, they will cause bloating. If eaten together, it will lead to flatulence, abdominal pain, acid water spitting and so on.

3. Pumpkin and mutton.

Both of these foods are hot, and eating them together may lead to abdominal distension, constipation and other diseases. People with infectious diseases and fever symptoms should not eat it to prevent the illness from getting worse.

4, pumpkin with vinegar.

Acetic acid will destroy the nutritional elements in pumpkin, and Du will reduce the nutritional value.

5. Pumpkin and hairtail.

Hairtail is rich in high-quality protein, unsaturated fatty acids, DHA, vitamin A, vitamin D and so on. It has the functions of tonifying deficiency, nourishing liver and producing milk, but eating with pumpkin will be harmful to health.