Winter 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 are also the best source of vitamin C and potassium. Medical research shows that eating oranges regularly can prevent the occurrence of stroke, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases. However, what 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, thereby reducing the nutritional value of oranges. Oranges are not suitable to be eaten with radishes
After radishes are consumed by the human body, they can rapidly produce a substance called thiocyanate, which is quickly metabolized into thiocyanic acid in the body. The flavonoid substances in oranges are converted into p-hydroxybenzoic acid and ferulic acid in the intestines. These can enhance the effect of thiocyanate in inhibiting the thyroid, thus inducing or causing goiter.
In addition, oranges are rich in fruit acids and vitamin C. For patients with stomach ulcers, consumption will increase the concentration of gastric acid. When taking vitamin K, sulfonamides, spironolactone, triamterene, and potassium supplements, oranges should be avoided. Oranges 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 throat pain may occur.