What are the benefits of eating watermelon with salt?

Watermelon is a summer fruit that is huge in size. Because of its sweet taste and rich juice, it has become people's favorite summer cooling fruit. Watermelon tastes sweet and delicious and can usually be eaten directly. Some regions have different ways of eating watermelon. For example, eating watermelon with salt is a very unique way with a special flavor. Let’s take a look at the benefits of eating watermelon with salt.

1. Watermelon dipped in salt is sweeter. From a biological point of view, cell fluid has an osmotic effect of flowing from a low-concentration environment to a high-concentration environment through the cell membrane. When salt is added to the watermelon, the water concentration on the surface of the watermelon increases, causing the watermelon cell fluid to seep out from the cell wall. With less water, the sugar concentration becomes relatively higher, and the watermelon becomes more fresh and sweet. The cooling and heat-relieving effect is dual.

2. From the perspective of health care, watermelon with salt is a good remedy for curing sore throat, because watermelon has the excellent effects of promoting fluid and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and purging fire, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It has been a good remedy for reducing fire since ancient times and has been regarded as a good medicine for the throat and mouth by doctors of all dynasties. The reason for dipping it in salt is to take advantage of the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of salt. The two work together and have a very significant effect on inflammation.

3. Salt can eliminate the sour taste of fruits to a certain extent and enhance the sweet taste of fruits. It is very popular in tropical areas with rich fruit resources.

4. Watermelon has the excellent effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and purging fire, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It has been a good remedy for removing fire since ancient times and has been regarded as a good medicine for the throat and mouth by doctors of all dynasties. Gu Shicheng, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty, officially included it in the "Compendium of Ulcer Medicine". The reason why salt is used in the recipe is to take advantage of its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. The two working together have a very significant effect on inflammation.

However, watermelon is cold and should not be eaten too much. People with weak spleen and stomach, indigestion and other gastrointestinal diseases should eat less. In addition, you should try to choose watermelon at room temperature. Eating a large amount of cold watermelon may aggravate throat discomfort. After the watermelon is refrigerated, the moisture in the flesh will form ice crystals. When it is eaten, the salivary glands, taste nerves and periodontal nerves in the mouth will be suddenly stimulated, which can easily cause adverse reactions such as pharyngitis.