Will eating too much Chinese toon cause poisoning?

Delicious ingredients are very popular in our lives. Especially in recent years, changes in people’s dietary structure have made many people more and more fond of eating some more traditional special ingredients. For example, Chinese toon is a very popular ingredient. It has very high nutritional value and its taste is absolutely unforgettable. However, many people worry that they will experience symptoms of poisoning after eating Chinese toon. Let’s take a look at whether eating too much Chinese toon will cause poisoning?

Eating Chinese toon may cause poisoning.

Toona sinensis is a common wild vegetable. Some people consume it improperly and may experience nausea, vomiting, and numbness of the tongue after frequent consumption, which is similar to food poisoning. Therefore, eating Toona sinensis improperly may indeed cause poisoning.

What is the cause of poisoning from eating Chinese toon?

1. Toona sinensis contains more nitrates and nitrites. Nitrite will react with low-valent hemoglobin iron ions in the body, turning low-valent iron ions into high-valent iron ions, which lose their oxygen-carrying capacity, leading to hypoxia, dizziness, nausea, and numbness of the tongue.

2. Nitrite itself is toxic. Excessive consumption can be toxic and even directly fatal.

What to do if you are poisoned by Chinese toon

1. If you are poisoned by eating toon, if the condition is mild and you only feel some numbness in your mouth, you can rest in bed and drink some vitamin C drinks or rice soup to promote the metabolism of nitrite and inhibit its oxidation to low-cost red blood cell iron ions.

2. If the condition is serious or you want to get better quickly, you need to go to the hospital in time and relieve the discomfort by hanging an IV or breathing oxygen depending on the situation.

How to eat Chinese toon without getting poisoned

You will not cause poisoning if you eat Chinese toon after blanching it. Although Chinese toon contains nitrates and nitrites, consuming too much can easily lead to poisoning. However, most of the nitrates and nitrites will dissolve out after blanching. If you rinse it after blanching, the nitrate and nitrite content will be greatly reduced, so you won't get poisoned if you eat it.