Every time chestnuts (chestnuts) mature, they will be loved by many people. Most people like to eat chestnut, because it tastes sweet, soft, waxy and nutritious. But there is a particular headache, that is, chestnut is easy to deteriorate, and it is particularly easy to get insects. Maybe just buy it home, and worms will grow or rot in two days. Why does chestnut grow insects easily? Why do chestnuts go bad easily?

1, parasitic with eggs

In fact, chestnut itself will not produce insects, but it is really easy to produce insects, mainly parasitic eggs When chestnuts grow, there is actually a hard and prickly shell outside. When chestnuts mature slowly, the prickly shell will break open. At this time, adults will shovel eggs on chestnuts. At this time, chestnuts are tender, worms hatch and get into chestnuts. After a while, the original shell becomes hard, and the insects will stay in the chestnuts, so

2. Chestnuts are hard to preserve.

It was really easy to get bad. Many people bought it and went home to find that it was either moth-eaten or rotten. That's because chestnuts are difficult to preserve. Chestnuts are afraid of heat, dryness, dampness and freezing, so many people don't know how to preserve chestnuts, especially fresh chestnuts. It won't last long. If it's only for a few days, it can be placed directly in a ventilated and dry place. Don't seal it yet, and don't expose it to the sun. Although sun exposure can kill insects, it will nourish the taste of chestnut. If you want to keep it for a long time, seal it with plastic bags and put it in the fresh-keeping room of the refrigerator.

3. Warm reminder

If you find insects in chestnut, don't eat it. Although eating it will not cause any great harm to the human body, it is destroyed by insects after all, and most people can't eat it. Don't eat it if you find it stale and rotten. Not only is it unpalatable, but it may also lead to diarrhea.