Can peaches be cooked and eaten

Peaches are a popular fruit. There are many ways to eat peaches. They can be eaten directly. If you buy a lot of peaches, you can also cook them in water and then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to eat. Although this will destroy some of the nutrients in the peaches, it has a good taste and effect. We usually buy some canned peaches, and eating some of them appropriately can also have a conditioning effect on the body.

Can peaches be cooked?

1. Nutritional loss

Peach is a fruit with extremely high nutritional value. The flesh is rich in vitamins, proteins, sugars, fats, organic acids, carotene, crude fiber and trace elements such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, etc. Due to differences in peach varieties, their sweetness and sourness, water content and various nutrients also vary. According to measurements, every 100g of peach flesh contains about 8-15g of sugar, 0.8g of protein, 10mg of vitamin C, 0.5g of fat, 1180 micrograms of carotene, 0.8g of dietary fiber, 2 micrograms of vitamin A, 0.03mg of vitamin B1, 0.02mg of vitamin B2, 12mg of calcium, 144mg of potassium, 1.8mg of sodium, 8mg of magnesium, 1.8mg of sodium, 0.13mg of zinc, and 0.1microgram of selenium. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that peaches are hot in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and have the health benefits of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, replenishing qi and blood, moistening the lungs and quenching thirst, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and beautifying the skin.

Many nutrients contained in peaches will be destroyed in a high temperature environment. The most serious damage are vitamins, including vitamin C will lose about 16%, vitamin B1 will lose 26%, and other vitamins will lose about 10%. As peaches are cooked, the structure of dietary fiber will be gradually destroyed and its stability will deteriorate, so the peaches will become soft.

2. Benefits of Boiling Peach

Although peaches will lose some nutrients after being cooked, some of their effects will be more prominent. For example, the effect of relieving cough and moistening the lungs will be more obvious. Eating cooked peaches and drinking the water boiled with peaches has a significant effect in treating coughs. Moreover, during the cooking process of peaches, dietary fiber is also destroyed, making the peaches easier to digest. Therefore, cooked peaches are more suitable for people with weak digestive ability. At the same time, the nourishing effect of peaches is not reduced, so for people with weak digestive ability, it is more suitable to eat cooked peaches.

3. Food taboos

Cooked peaches still contain a lot of sugar, so they are not suitable for patients with diabetes, high blood sugar, etc. Some of the vitamins in peaches are destroyed, making it easier for people to get inflamed. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat too many cooked peaches, otherwise it will cause discomfort to the body, especially for patients with fever.