Can wolfberries be eaten dry?

Lycium barbarum is rich in vitamins, iron, zinc and other trace elements, which have a good health-care effect on the body. People who pay attention to health preservation usually soak wolfberry, longan and red dates in water. The water is sweet and not only delicious but also nutritious. There are many ways to eat wolfberries in life. The most common way is to soak them in water. Few people eat them dry. So can wolfberries be eaten dry?

Generally, no more than 20 grams of wolfberry should be chewed directly every day. If you want to achieve therapeutic effects, you can eat 30 grams a day, but it should be taken in several times, about 3 grams each time.

Lycium barbarum contains betaine, polysaccharides, crude fat, crude protein, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B1. Vitamin B2 and nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese, and linoleic acid promote hematopoietic function, and also have anti-aging, anti-mutation, anti-tumor, anti-fatty liver and blood sugar-lowering effects.

Additional information

1. How to choose good wolfberry:

Take a look.

Normal wolfberries are mostly dark red and not very uniform in color, while dyed wolfberries are a beautiful bright red. Pick up the wolfberry and look at the navel. The navel of a normal wolfberry is white, the wolfberry smoked with sulfur is yellow, and the dyed wolfberry is red.

Two grips.

Grab a handful of wolfberries in your hand. Normal and high-quality wolfberries are dry, and each grain is separate and will not stick together. Depending on the weather, some wolfberries will be soft, but not particularly soft. The processed wolfberries feel a bit sticky and have faded severely.

Three smells.

Grab a handful of wolfberries and hold them in your hands for a while, or put them in a plastic bag and seal it for a while. Smell them with your nose. If there is a pungent smell, it is likely that they have been smoked with sulfur. Be careful when purchasing.

Four tastes.

Put the wolfberry directly into your mouth and chew it into pieces. Ningxia wolfberry is sweet and has a slight bitter taste after eating. Qinghai wolfberry tastes sweeter than Ningxia wolfberry. The wolfberries soaked in alum will have the bitter taste of alum when chewed, while the wolfberries smoked with sulfur will taste sour, astringent and bitter.

Five bubbles.

Throw a few wolfberries into warm water. High-quality wolfberries are not easy to sink, and the color after soaking is light yellow or orange-red. The dyed wolfberries turn red after soaking in water, while those smoked with sulfur remain clear and transparent.

2. The following groups of people should not eat wolfberry:

1. People with Yin deficiency

2. Patients with diarrhea

3. People with spleen deficiency

4. Patients with hypertension and diabetes

5. People with hypersexuality