Can tofu be eaten with eggs?

I believe everyone is familiar with eggs. It is a very common food in people’s daily life. It tastes delicious and contains rich nutrients, so it is very popular. Dried bean curd is a kind of food made from soybeans or black beans as the main raw materials. In people's daily lives, there are many foods that cannot be eaten with dried bean curd. So can dried bean curd be eaten with eggs?

Can tofu and eggs be eaten together?

Tofu and eggs are actually not in conflict with each other, and these two foods can be eaten together. As long as both are heated to destroy the anti-trypsin in them, it will not affect the digestion and absorption of protein.

Tofu comes from soybeans (soybeans and black beans). Therefore, the protein digestibility of soybeans is not high, only 65%. However, after soybeans are soaked, ground and heated, the anti-trypsin substances are destroyed.

In fact, raw eggs also contain antibiotics and anti-trypsin that affect protein digestion and absorption. When heated to a certain degree, these ingredients will be destroyed, making protein digestion, absorption and utilization more relative, so eggs should not be eaten raw.

What should you pay attention to when eating tofu

Cause indigestion

Tofu is rich in protein. If you eat too much at one time, it will hinder the body's absorption of iron and easily lead to protein indigestion, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other symptoms.

Causes renal function decline

Under normal circumstances, the plant protein that people eat undergoes metabolic changes, and most of it eventually becomes nitrogenous waste and is excreted from the body through the kidneys. As people age, the kidneys' ability to excrete waste declines. If you do not pay attention to your diet at this time, eat a lot of tofu, and take in too much plant protein, it will inevitably increase the amount of nitrogenous waste produced in the body, increase the burden on the kidneys, and further deteriorate kidney function, which is not good for your health.

Promotes arteriosclerosis

American medical experts point out that soy products are extremely rich in methionine, which can be converted into cysteine ​​under the action of enzymes. Cysteine ​​can damage the endothelial cells of the arterial walls, making it easy for cholesterol and triglycerides to deposit on the arterial walls, promoting the formation of arteriosclerosis.

Causes iodine deficiency

The soybeans used to make tofu contain saponin, which can prevent atherosclerosis and promote the excretion of iodine. Eating tofu for a long time can easily lead to iodine deficiency.

Causes gout patients to develop

Tofu contains a lot of purine. Gout patients with abnormal purine metabolism and patients with increased blood uric acid concentration are prone to gout attacks if they eat too much tofu. Gout patients should eat less tofu.

It can be seen that although tofu is good, it should not be eaten every day, and do not consume too much at one time. The elderly and patients with kidney disease, iron deficiency anemia, gout, and arteriosclerosis should control their intake. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tofu is cold in nature, and people with cold stomachs, those who are prone to diarrhea, abdominal distension, spleen deficiency, and those with kidney deficiency who often have nocturnal emission should not eat too much tofu.