Can you eat sugar cane? What is its edible value?

Can I eat sugarcane when my glucose level is high? Sugarcane can relieve summer heat and dryness, clear away heat and detoxify. Sugarcane is a fruit with a higher sugar content, and it is very common to make sucrose from sugarcane. In theory, people with high glucose levels should not consume foods that are too sweet. However, because sugarcane can act as a diuretic, people with high glucose levels can eat a little bit of sugarcane if they really want to, but they must control the amount they intake.

1. Edible value of sugarcane

According to analysis, sugarcane juice accounts for about 70%, of which the sugar content can reach 17%, so it is known as a "sugar water warehouse". Most of the sugar it contains is sucrose, followed by glucose and fructose. In addition to sugar, it also contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and various vitamins. It also contains a variety of amino acids, organic acids, etc., as many as 30 kinds. In addition to giving people a sweet enjoyment, these substances can also increase human energy and calories. Recent studies have found that the polysaccharides in sugarcane bagasse can also inhibit cancer cells and sarcomas.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sugarcane is sweet and cold in nature, enters the lung and stomach meridians, and has the functions of clearing away heat and moistening dryness, promoting fluid and quenching thirst, detoxifying and clearing rashes. It is suitable for coughs caused by yin deficiency and lung dryness that are common in autumn and winter, vomiting caused by insufficient stomach yin, thirst and fever caused by yin damage due to heat disease, thirst after drinking, and poor rash.

2. Can I eat sugar cane if my blood sugar level is high?

100 grams of sugarcane contains 64 calories, making it a low-calorie, high-water food. However, sugarcane has a relatively high sugar content, and sucrose is easily converted into glucose in the human body, affecting the secretion of insulin in people with high glucose levels. People with high glucose levels should not eat sugarcane. Sugarcane is highly nutritious and is beneficial to eat regularly. However, because sugar cane contains a lot of sugar, the more you eat, the higher your blood sugar will be. People with high glucose levels should be vigilant and be careful not to increase blood sugar levels by eating sugar cane! When diabetics eat sugar cane, if their blood sugar exceeds the normal limit, it will promote the growth and reproduction of Staphylococcus aureus on the skin, which can easily cause small boils or furuncles on the skin. If the bacteria penetrate deeper into the skin, they may cause bacteremia. In addition, excessive intake of sugar can also cause excessive production of acidic metabolites in the body, making the blood acidic, which is very detrimental to the health of people with high glucose levels.

3. Moldy sugarcane is poisonous and cannot be eaten

Moldy sugarcane is usually more toxic, mainly due to aflatoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Moreover, poisoning can easily cause central nervous system damage in patients. Generally speaking, vomiting, dizziness, headache, visual impairment, and limb stiffness appear 2-8 hours after eating sugarcane. These are obvious symptoms of sugarcane poisoning, and severe cases can lead to coma and death.