Hunan men bought a long mold bacon that marinated for 12 years. Can you eat it?The doctor said ...

Reporter | Mei Mei

Recently, a man in Hunan spent 100 yuan to buy a 12 -year old bacon. Due to the long time, various colors of molds were grown on the bacon. Driven by curiosity, the man cleaned up by fire and washing. After cutting the whole piece of bacon, the texture of the bacon and the preservation of fat and lean meat are more intact from the naked eye.

The man exclaimed: "The lean meat is rosy, and the fat is crystal clear." But there are also many netizens said: "Can this still eat mold, and the interior should be contaminated."

Can the bacon that looks intact in the inside really eat it? Peng Luogan, chief physician of the Department of Oncology at Changsha Central Hospital, introduced that some molds can cause allergic reactions and breathing problems. Some molds will produce "mold toxins" under appropriate conditions, which can make people sick. When you see mold on food, is it safe to cut the moldy part and use the rest? To find the answer to this question, you need to understand the root position of the mold under the surface of the food.

What is mold? Mold is a micro -fungus living in plants or animals. Most of the mushroom -like structures composed of a mushroom -like structure consisting of the roots, stems, and spores under the microscope, and the "root" line of the mold will also deeply invade the food inside the food. In some cases, mold toxins may have spread to the entire food. Moom toxin is a toxic substance produced by some molds. The most common of which is yellow glimading toxin. This is a carcinogen, which is produced by some fungi in food and feed, especially in field corn and peanuts.

The growing mold of bacon is not necessarily patelin, or it may be other mold toxins. According to Peng Luogan, in general, after the bacon of the finished product loses moisture, the bacteria will die automatically, so bacon is a rare food. But once it is moldy, this piece of bacon is likely to have deteriorated. "Also, the bacon is placed for too long, especially when the weather is relatively humid, it is easy to breed mold and easily affect health, so it is best not to eat such foods."

In addition to the possibly deterioration, this piece of bacon is marinated for a long time, which may produce a large amount of nitrite. Mold bacon is often accompanied by microorganisms such as bacteria. After the protein in the meat is metabolized by microorganisms, a large number of nitrite can be produced. Nitamines and nitride, they are recognized as carcinogens, which indirectly or directly increase the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer.

Peng Luogan reminded that whether it is cooked, washing or removing the mildew part to deal with the bacon, the moldy bacon is always unsafe. These methods cannot completely eliminate the hidden dangers of mold lesions. For example, the yellow mold can be destroyed in about 20 minutes. Its spores can be killed at a high temperature and high pressure at 120 degrees high pressure. Time cannot degenerate. For safety reasons, moldy bacon is not recommended to continue to eat, so as not to affect physical health.

Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News

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