Mouthwashing pistachios, moldy yellow koji toxin, afraid to eat it.

Every household will be accompanied by mouthwash and snacks during the Spring Festival. According to the statistics of street vendors in previous years, "pistachio" has always been the best-selling snack in the New Year. But you know what? Pistachio nuts are not only high in calories, but some manufacturers also add artificial additives in order to increase their appearance. As a result of overeating, various diseases will gradually become intertwined. The doctor warned that if the color of pistachios looks too white, be careful of sulfur dioxide bleach. In addition, pistachios should not be eaten after mildew, so as to avoid eating carcinogenic yellow koji toxin by mistake.

According to the statistics of street vendors on New Year's Day, pistachios are the best-selling snacks on New Year's Day. (Photo/Hong) Yan Zonghai, an attending physician in the Department of Nephrology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, said that some manufacturers will add sulfur dioxide to pistachios to make them more beautiful in color, and sulfur dioxide also has an antiseptic effect. However, excessive intake of sulfur dioxide may be harmful to health. If the concentration of sulfur dioxide in pistachios is too high, people will have gastrointestinal tract, causing nausea and abdominal pain.

Pistachio nuts are moldy, so don't eat them. Beware of carcinogenic aflatoxin.

Dr. Yan Zonghai further added that due to the humid climate in Taiwan Province Province, special attention should be paid to the moldy problem of pistachios. Moldy pistachios are usually contaminated by aflatoxin, which can cause liver injury, hepatitis and even liver cancer. If people find that there are black spots on the shell of pistachios, don't eat them to avoid eating carcinogenic aflatoxin by mistake.

If pistachios are too white, be careful with sulfur dioxide bleach. (Photo/Hong) In addition, Hou, director of the Nutrition Department of St. Martin's Hospital, pointed out that eating too much sulfur dioxide may cause liver and kidney diseases, and pistachios have high calories. Patients with hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia should pay special attention. It is suggested that people only consume about 65,438+05g of pistachios a day. In addition, when buying pistachios, remember