There are some products that, when consumed together, can undergo chemical reactions that transform them from safe to toxic or reduce the nutritional value of the components in the food. For example, Vitamin A helps enhance the synthesis of proteins, while Vitamin C promotes the absorption of iron.
Here are some types of food that should not be combined:
1. Spinach and pears: Eating them together can cause nausea. Additionally, it is not advisable to eat pears after a meal with goose meat, as the combination can cause fever.
2. Soy milk and eggs: Soy milk contains protidase enzymes that inhibit the proteins in eggs, making them difficult to digest and causing bloating.
3. Soy milk and brown sugar: Brown sugar contains oxalic acid and malic acid. Consuming brown sugar can lead to the production of acidic compounds, reducing the nutritional content. Infants may experience bloating or digestive issues. Therefore, it is advisable to use white sugar instead.
4. White radishes with pears, apples, and grapes: Copper cyanide in these fruits reacts with sulfur cyanogen acid in white radishes, leading to thyroid gland dysfunction and goiter.
5. Cow’s milk and acidic fruit juice (such as orange or grapefruit juice): Cow’s milk contains a high amount of protein, with casein accounting for 80% of it. When cow’s milk is mixed or consumed with acidic fruit juice, the casein protein coagulates, making it difficult to digest and causing digestive disorders. Prolonged consumption can result in methemoglobinemia, causing shortness of breath, cyanosis, and potential fatality. The acidic nature of fruit juice alters the properties of cow’s milk, making it difficult to digest.
6. Cooking organ meat with carrots and parsley: Organ meat contains high levels of copper, iron, and other trace elements. These metallic ions can easily oxidize the Vitamin C present in vegetables, reducing its effectiveness. Additionally, these vegetables contain cellulose and oxalic acid, which can affect the body’s iron absorption.
7. Stir-frying pig liver with bean sprouts: Scientific analysis has shown that 100g of pig liver contains 2.5mg of copper, while bean sprouts are rich in Vitamin C. Stir-frying or consuming pig liver and bean sprouts together or in close proximity can lead to the oxidation of Vitamin C. As a result, the nutritional content of bean sprouts diminishes.
8. Eating cucumbers with tomatoes: Cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down Vitamin C. Consuming cucumbers with tomatoes or other Vitamin C-rich foods reduces the absorption of Vitamin C by the body.
9. Freshwater animals containing Vitamin C: Freshwater animals such as freshwater shrimp contain arsenic compounds that can be reduced from oxidation state +5 to +3 after consuming Vitamin C or Vitamin C-rich foods such as peppers, tomatoes, bitter melons, oranges, lemons, and limes. Arsenic compounds, such as thallium, can be lethal. Therefore, it is essential to avoid consuming Vitamin C and foods containing Vitamin C together with freshwater animals.
10. Red squash contradicts water spinach: Red squash contains an enzyme that breaks down Vitamin C, so when eaten with water spinach, it destroys the nutritional value of water spinach.
11. Carrots contradict sugar beets: Carrots contain enzymes that degrade Vitamin C, while sugar beets are rich in Vitamin C. Consuming them together destroys the nutritional components.
12. Sugar beets contradict black mushrooms: Sugar beets contain many enzymes, and black mushrooms contain many biologically active substances. Together, they can cause complex chemical reactions and skin inflammation.
13. Boiling cheese with crab, eel, water spinach, and spinach: Cheese is already rich in protein and energy. If cooked together with crab, eel, water spinach, or spinach, an excess of protein and energy will be present. This may result in difficulties in digestion, especially in children and the elderly.
14. Cooking beef with shrimp or consuming them together: Beef contains iron, while shrimp contains calcium. The body cannot metabolize iron and calcium simultaneously, so consuming them together has no effect.
15. Beans, sweet potatoes, and kohlrabi: These foods contain a high amount of phytic acid. This acid binds with calcium in the body, creating salt. As a result, calcium is not absorbed, and the body may eliminate the newly formed salt as waste. Therefore, if seafood such as shrimp or crab is consumed, it is advisable to avoid beans, tofu, sweet potatoes, and kohlrabi.
16. Carrot and beetroot soup: Carrots, when cooked with beets, create a delicious and sweet soup that children love. However, this combination is not beneficial for the child’s nutrition. Carrots contain enzymes that can degrade Vitamin C. As a result, the Vitamin C content in beets is completely destroyed when eaten with carrots.
17. Carp contradicts civet meat: Carp contains many biologically active substances, and civet meat is rich in nutrients. Eating them together can result in harmful substances for the body.
18. Dog meat and goat meat with tea: Dog meat is considered to have a warming effect, and it contains a high amount of protein. Tea, on the other hand, has an astringent nature. Consuming dog meat and goat meat together can cause constipation, dry stools, and slow bowel movements, which can be very harmful and even lead to cancer. Therefore, when eating dog meat, it is also not advisable to eat goat meat. As dog meat has a warming effect and goat meat has a cooling effect, combining the two can lead to internal heat, leading to diarrhea.
19. Goat meat contradicts vinegar: Vinegar contains a high amount of acetic acid, while goat meat contains biologically active substances and protein. Consuming them together can degrade the nutritional components of goat meat.
20. Persimmons and tomatoes with sweet potatoes: Starch in sweet potatoes stimulates the stomach to produce acid, which interacts with tannins in persimmons, leading to gastric ulcers and bleeding.
1. Spinach and pears: This combination can cause nausea. Additionally, eating pears after a meal with goose meat can lead to a fever.
2. Soy milk and eggs: Soy milk contains enzymes that inhibit protein absorption from eggs, causing digestion issues and bloating.
3. Soy milk and brown sugar: Brown sugar’s acids can reduce the nutritional content of soy milk, and infants may experience bloating or digestive problems.
4. White radishes and certain fruits: Copper cyanide in white radishes reacts with specific fruits, leading to thyroid issues.
5. Cow’s milk and acidic fruit juice: The casein protein in cow’s milk coagulates when mixed with acidic juice, making it hard to digest and potentially causing methemoglobinemia with prolonged consumption.
6. Organ meat with carrots and parsley: The metallic ions in organ meat oxidize Vitamin C in vegetables, reducing its effectiveness.
7. Pig liver and bean sprouts: Vitamin C in bean sprouts can be oxidized when stir-fried or consumed with pig liver, decreasing its nutritional value.
8. Cucumbers and tomatoes: An enzyme in cucumbers breaks down Vitamin C, reducing its absorption when consumed with vitamin C-rich foods like tomatoes.
9. Freshwater animals and Vitamin C: Vitamin C reduces the oxidation state of arsenic compounds in freshwater animals, making them lethal.
10. Red squash and water spinach: Red squash breaks down the Vitamin C in water spinach, destroying its nutritional value.
11. Carrots and sugar beets: Enzymes in carrots degrade Vitamin C, so consuming them with vitamin C-rich sugar beets reduces their nutritional components.
12. Sugar beets and black mushrooms: These foods can cause complex chemical reactions and skin inflammation due to their enzyme and biologically active substance content.
13. Boiling cheese with crab, eel, water spinach, or spinach: This combination creates an excess of protein and energy, potentially causing digestion issues, especially in children and the elderly.
14. Beef and shrimp: The body cannot metabolize iron and calcium simultaneously, so consuming beef and shrimp together has no added nutritional benefit.
15. Beans, sweet potatoes, and kohlrabi with seafood: Phytic acid in these foods binds with calcium, creating waste salts and preventing calcium absorption.
16. Carrot and beetroot soup: Enzymes in carrots break down Vitamin C, so cooking beets with carrots destroys the Vitamin C content in beets.
17. Carp and civet meat: Carp contains biologically active substances, and civet meat is rich in nutrients. Consuming them together can create harmful substances.
18. Dog meat, goat meat, and tea: This combination can lead to constipation and slow bowel movements and potentially increase the risk of cancer.
19. Goat meat and vinegar: Acetic acid in vinegar can degrade the nutritional components of goat meat.
20. Persimmons, tomatoes, and sweet potatoes: Tannins in persimmons interact with stomach acid stimulated by sweet potato starch, potentially causing gastric ulcers and bleeding.
