Friends who have eaten cucumbers know that this vegetable belongs to vines. It is slender and has many small thorns on its epidermis. Although some varieties of cucumber have fewer small thorns on the epidermis, there are still some, so many people like to peel off the skin before eating. So does cucumber need peeling?

Cucumber is a frequent visitor to the public table. Everyone eats cucumbers that are not really cooked. The really cooked cucumber has a light yellow skin, and the seeds inside are a little hard and taste old. Raw cucumbers are crisp and delicious, so they are picked green. But it's covered with thorns, and it's really a headache to clean up.

According to the different internal structure of cucumber, researchers divided it into four parts, namely watermelon skin, watermelon seeds, melon meat and the mixture of the above three parts, and then measured the vitamin C content when fresh. The results showed that the content of vitamin C in 100g fresh cucumber was 19.79mg, 15.40mg, 13. 17mg and 6.54mg respectively. It can be seen that the vitamin C content of cucumber skin is more than 3 times that of its fleshy part. It is not difficult to see that the real high content part is the fresh cucumber skin.

Don't peel it, just wash it. Cucumber skin contains a lot of nutrients, and cucumber skin contains a lot of chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid, which can play a role in bacteriostasis, detumescence, stimulating white blood cell count and swallowing. Therefore, when people eat cucumbers, they eat them with skin, which helps to cure sore throat. Eating with skin must be washed with normal saline. Because cucumber contains high vitamin C, it is best not to eat it with other vegetables and fruits directly, so as not to reduce its nutritional elements.

Cucumber is a kind of fruit and vegetable with 96% water content, which contains protein, sugar, carbohydrates and vitamins. The heat and humidity toxicity are also low, so eating cucumber has the effect of losing weight. Cucumber tastes crisp and juicy, and has the effect of boiling body fluid and resolving phlegm. Cucumber is rich in water and contains glycogen, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus and iron. Eating too much cucumber is not suitable for preventing diarrhea. Cucumber also contains alanine, arginine and glutamine, which can be used as adjuvant therapy for patients with liver disease.

Cucumber is a kind of pure natural food, which can be used for daily dressing. Because it has the functions of moisturizing, hydrating and beautifying. It has a good practical effect on skin care. However, it should be noted that when applying cucumber, you must cut the cucumber very thin, and pay attention to the application time, not too short or too long. After applying cucumber face, you need to pay attention to cleaning with tap water. There is no need to leave cucumber juice on your face.