Why do melon seeds need to be soaked in lime?

Soaking melon seeds with lime is a bad practice in some black-hearted workshops. Soak melon seeds with lime powder to remove the mucosa on the melon seeds, which makes the melon seeds easy to process and beautiful. Calcium hydroxide generated after lime soaking melon seeds is a strong alkali, which is corrosive and easy to burn digestive organs. If you eat melon seeds soaked in lime water for a long time, the risk of formation is obvious.

Ingestion of lime powder will cause slight to serious consequences, such as gastrointestinal discomfort and constipation. Swallowing quicklime can also lead to excessive blood calcium, and cause nausea, spasm, loss of appetite, vomiting and other symptoms, and even cause kidney and muscle diseases. In addition, eating quicklime may also cause abnormal bleeding or massive bleeding.

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The melon seeds on the market have various tastes, such as cream, green tea, spiced, plum, etc. The appearance colors of melon seeds with different tastes are also different, such as green, white and red. It tastes rich and delicious, but it also contains a lot of chemical additives. Eating more is not good for people.

When buying melon seeds, you'd better buy the original ones. This kind of melon seed skin has distinct white stripes and obvious dents, so it won't be very greasy to the touch. When eating, it smells like melon seeds, oily but not greasy. Peanut is easy to get damp and mildew, producing Aspergillus flavus, which is harmful to human body. Eating too much will make you dizzy and vomit. It is best to choose completely fried peanuts, which are crispy and delicious.

People's Daily Online-A black workshop in Linyi County soaked melon seeds with lime powder.