Is apple a photosensitive fruit?

Apple can be considered the king of fruits. Because it can be stored for a very long time, it appears on fruit platters all year round. Many people have also observed that although apples can be stored for a long time, after being cut, the cut surface of the flesh will turn into rust color in a very short time, as if a chemical change occurs when it comes into contact with air. Do these phenomena indicate that apples are photosensitive fruits? What properties does such a fruit have?

Apple is a common fruit in our daily life. It is rich in vitamins and has certain benefits to the human body. Photosensitive food is a kind of food containing photosensitive factors. Many people want to know whether apples are photosensitive foods. Apples are rich in nutrients and are not photosensitive foods.

1. Apple is not a photosensitive food

The content of metallic element copper in apples is zero. Some foods have photosensitive factors. When people eat them and expose them to sunlight or other strong light, the activity of melanocytes will increase, making the skin darker or spotted. These foods are called photosensitive foods. Apples are not photosensitive and can be eaten during the day. Apples can be eaten all year round. Photosensitive fruits include lemons, papayas, cucumbers, etc. Celery and coriander are also photosensitive vegetables. Try to eat less during the day and it is best to eat them at night. Eating photosensitive foods can easily cause the skin to darken.

2. Photosensitive Food

There are indeed many photosensitive substances in nature. They are good at absorbing long-wave ultraviolet rays in sunlight, which means they are more "sensitive" to sunlight. Some foods also contain photosensitive substances and are often called "photosensitive foods." These foods are rich in metal elements such as copper, which can directly or indirectly increase the amount and activity of substances related to melanin production. Eating too much of these foods will make your skin more susceptible to ultraviolet damage, causing it to darken or develop spots.

3. List of photosensitive foods:

Lemon, carrot, papaya, celery, lettuce, potato, coriander, amaranth, rapeseed, orange, seaweed, snail, spinach, fig, basil, leek, red bean, sweet potato, potato, spinach, leek, celery, coriander, white radish, beans, etc. These vegetables make the skin prone to spots more likely to develop spots.

Apple is a light-absorbing fruit and can remove spots.

First, prepare 300 grams of bagged rice vinegar, 300 grams of apples, and 60 grams of honey. Wash and peel the apples, cut into thin slices, put them into a wide-mouth bottle, add a layer of honey on the apples (if honey is not available, crushed rock sugar can be used instead), then seal and place in a cool place. It can be opened after a week. After opening, pour in rice vinegar, then seal and store in a cool place for about a month.

Of course, you can also add the rice vinegar immediately after adding the apples and honey, but the taste may be worse, the effect is still the same.

How to drink:

Dilute it with 5 to 8 times warm water (in winter) or ice water (in summer), and drink a glass of diluted apple cider vinegar on an empty stomach every morning. It can also be consumed after meals.

Efficacy: Long-term drinking can beautify the skin, remove bad breath, aid digestion, eliminate constipation, and remove dark spots.

Beauty tips: Ginkgo, white chrysanthemum, pear and milk can all cleanse and whiten the face, remove spots, prevent the deposition of melanin and have a whitening effect on the skin.