Does eating pre-peeled fruit lose its nutrients?

Is it good for your health to peel fruit and put it in the refrigerator? How to eat fruit to be healthy? (Ngoc, 22 years old, Hanoi ).

Reply:

Fruits are foods that provide many vitamins and minerals for the body. However, you should not peel the fruit in advance and put it in the refrigerator. If you do not eat it immediately, it can easily lead to bacterial contamination, faster oxidation, and reduced nutrition and flavor. Some substances such as Vitamin C and folate in fruit will gradually disappear under the effects of light, temperature, and air. In addition, cutting the skin in advance makes this process happen faster. Therefore, when you cut the fruit, you should eat it immediately to get the highest nutritional value.

For fruits that you eat with the skin on, you should use a specialized detergent or diluted salt to remove dirt and pesticide residues.

To absorb more nutrients, you should eat fruit after meals because the acid in fruit makes us produce more saliva and cleans our teeth. Prioritize eating fruit directly instead of using it in juice form, which helps to add more fiber to the body. You can combine fruit with yogurt with or without sugar as a snack.

Before going to bed, you should not eat too much fruit as it can easily lead to indigestion. Pregnant women with gestational diabetes should not eat fruit containing a lot of sugar. Fruits to eat include apples, oranges, guava, pears, kiwi, cucumbers, dragon fruit, jicama, and guava. Fruits to limit include mango, papaya, banana, longan, lychee, jackfruit, durian, and dried fruits...

People with kidney failure and high blood potassium should limit fruits high in potassium such as durian, jackfruit, banana, longan, guava, and custard apple. You can consult a nutritionist when using fruit to avoid interactions between drugs and food, and limit increased blood sugar.

Nutritionist Nguyen Thi Hanh
Vietnam Sweden Hospital - Uong Bi, Quang Ninh

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