Can peanuts and cucumbers be eaten together?

Cold cucumber salad is a very common dish in summer. Many people like to add some fried or salted peanuts to the cold cucumber salad. In addition, cucumbers and peanuts are used together in many dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken. Some people may experience abdominal or digestive discomfort when eating such dishes, which is caused by eating cucumbers and peanuts at the same time. Of course, most people say that there is no problem in eating such dishes regularly. This mainly depends on personal constitution and the amount of food eaten.

What happens when cucumbers are eaten with peanuts?

The combination of cucumber and peanuts is very unscientific. Cucumbers are sweet and cold in nature and are often eaten raw, while peanuts are high in fat. Generally speaking, if cold food meets oil, it will increase its slippery nature and may cause diarrhea, so they should not be eaten together. Especially for those who have poor gastrointestinal function, it is best not to eat the two together, and even if you eat them together, it is best not to eat too much.

Two wrong ways of eating cucumbers can harm your health

1. Cucumber and peanuts can easily cause diarrhea

The combination of cucumber and peanuts can easily cause diarrhea: cut the cucumber into small cubes and mix it with boiled peanuts. As a refreshing cold dish, it is often seen on the dining tables of many families. Many men also like to have a plate of peanuts mixed with cucumber cubes when drinking.

In fact, this combination is not very appropriate. Because these two foods together may cause diarrhea.

Yes, it may not be a problem for those who have very good gastrointestinal function, but for those who have not had very good gastrointestinal function, it is best not to eat them together, and even if you eat them together, it is best not to eat too much.

2. Cucumber, pepper and celery are combined, and vitamin C is destroyed

When cucumbers are paired with peppers and celery, Vitamin C is destroyed: Cucumbers contain a vitamin C-degrading enzyme. In daily life, cucumbers are mostly eaten raw. At this time, the vitamin C-degrading enzyme they contain maintains a certain activity. If eaten with foods rich in vitamin C, such as peppers, the vitamin C-degrading enzyme in cucumbers will destroy the vitamin C in other foods. Although it does not harm the human body, it will reduce the body's absorption of vitamin C.