Can fungus be eaten raw?

Auricularia auricula can't be eaten raw, which is harmful to human body.

Fresh auricularia contains a photosensitive substance, which will be distributed in human epidermal cells with blood circulation after eating, and will cause solar dermatitis after being irradiated by the sun. This toxic photosensitive substance is also easily absorbed by the throat mucosa, leading to edema of the throat. It is suggested that the fungus be blanched with boiling water when it is cold, and then added with seasoning.

Auricularia auricula is not only fresh and delicious, but also nutritious, and enjoys the reputation of "vegetarian meat" and "king of vegetarianism".

It also contains thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other vitamins and minerals, among which iron is the most abundant, and the iron content of fresh auricularia auricula is 185mg per 100g, which is more than 20 times higher than celery with the highest iron content in leafy vegetables and nearly 7 times higher than pig liver with the highest iron content in animal food, so it is known as ".

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Function of Auricularia auricula

1, improve the body's immunity, and enhance the anti-virus ability and anti-tumor ability respectively.

2, the role of regulating blood lipids. Animal experiments show that auricularia auricula polysaccharide can obviously reduce the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (good cholesterol) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (bad cholesterol) in blood, and reduce the already formed atherosclerotic plaques. So as to prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

3. Adjust blood sugar. It can delay the increase of postprandial blood sugar and play a positive role in controlling blood sugar in diabetic patients.

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