Is the moon cake acidic or alkaline?
First of all, we should know what flour is used for moon cakes.
After understanding the types of flour, generally speaking, ordinary flour can be used to make moon cakes, that is, medium gluten flour. Of course, there is also special flour for moon cakes on the market now, and this kind can also be used. In addition, if you like the soft and glutinous taste, you can also choose low-gluten flour.
Make moon cakes with ordinary flour: the taste is a little hard.
Making moon cakes with low-gluten flour has a soft taste and a little cake feeling.
Flour is acidic, so moon cakes are acidic.
According to its elemental composition, food can be divided into three categories: alkaline food, neutral food and acidic food. Foods containing phosphorus, chlorine, sulfur, sulfur and other elements are generally acidic foods, such as flour, meat, grain, oil, alcohol, sugar and so on.
Foods containing potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium are generally alkaline.
Is the moon cake acidic?
Although flour, the main material of moon cakes, is acidic, the pH of the filling will also have a certain impact. But it is mainly alkaline. Now let me list the acidity and alkalinity of food for you.
According to the degree of alkalinity, common alkaline foods in daily life can be divided into the following categories:
1. Strongly alkaline food: wine, tea, kelp, grapes, oranges, persimmons, cucumbers, carrots, etc.
2. Moderately alkaline foods: protein, soybeans, tomatoes, spinach, bananas, strawberries, lemons, prunes, etc.
3. Weakly alkaline foods: tofu, potatoes, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, rape, red beans, pears, apples, etc.
Common acidic foods are:
1. Strongly acidic food: egg yolk, cheese, west point or persimmon made of white sugar, mullet roe, firewood fish, etc.
2. Acidic foods: ham, bacon, chicken, tuna, pork, eel, beef, bread, wheat, cream, horse meat, etc.
Weakly acidic food: white rice, peanuts, beer, wine, fried tofu, laver, clams, octopus and loach.
The pH value of mooncakes with fruit stuffing.
Acidic fruits, such as bayberry, plum, plum, etc. It contains acidic substances that are not easy to be oxidized and decomposed, which easily leads to acidity in the body and is generally not suitable for eating more; Acidic fruit contains tannic acid, which will solidify with protein when eaten with seafood and precipitate in the intestine, causing vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and indigestion; Moreover, the sour taste in fruit will stimulate gastric mucosa together with gastric acid, and patients with ulcer disease should not eat acidic fruit; At the same time, people with constipation should also eat less acidic fruits to avoid aggravating constipation.
Generally, apples, bananas, peaches, pears, raisins, wampee, cherry tomatoes, watermelons and other fruits are alkaline, some are neutral and some are alkaline. Those who are allergic to it and prone to eczema should not eat it.