Now is the season for eating oranges. Oranges not only have effects such as moistening the lungs, whetting the appetite, regulating qi, resolving phlegm, stopping coughs, and sobering up, but they are also an excellent source of vitamin C and potassium. Medical research has shown that eating oranges regularly can prevent the occurrence of senile stroke, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases. However, some foods should not be eaten with oranges.
Oranges should not be eaten with cucumbers. The vitamin C decomposing enzyme in cucumbers will destroy the various vitamins contained in oranges, reducing the nutritional value of oranges. Oranges are also not suitable to be eaten with radishes. It is reported that radishes metabolize in the body to produce an anti-thyroid substance—thiocyanate. If eaten with oranges, the flavonoids in oranges will be converted into salicylic acid, which enhances the effect of thiocyanate in inhibiting the thyroid, thereby inducing goiter. [China Cuisine] In addition, the following situations are also not suitable for eating oranges.
Oranges are rich in fruit acids and vitamin C. For patients with gastric ulcers, consumption will increase the concentration of gastric acid. When taking vitamin K, sulfonamides, spironolactone, triamterene, and potassium supplements, oranges should be avoided. Oranges have a relatively high caloric content and should not be eaten in excess at one time, otherwise symptoms such as oral mucosal ulcers, blisters on the tip of the tongue, and dry, sore throat may occur.