What comes to mind when it comes to olives? Many friends think of olive oil. Maybe everyone knows that olive oil is made from olives, but you may not know that there is a difference between green olive fruit and olive fruit. Let's learn about it.
The green olive is the fruit of the olive tree, so named because of the turquoise color of the fruit when fresh. Because olives taste sour at first taste, but after chewing in the mouth for a long time, they will feel full of fragrance and endless aftertaste. Green olives can be eaten directly or can be pickled into candied fruit.
Green olives are green when unripe and turn black when ripe. Smash its core apart, there are cores in it, and the taste is very fragrant, and it can be made into pastries. At the same time, olive core can also be used for carving handicrafts.
Green olives are known as "liquid gold" because their pulp is rich in nutrients and beneficial to human health.
It has relatively many functions and is very popular in the market, so let's take a look at the functions and functions of green olives.
1. Hydrate and quench thirst
Green olives have a sour taste and contain a lot of water. Eating it can promote the secretion of saliva, which can effectively replenish body fluids for the body, and has the effect of hydrating and quenching thirst.
2. Expel toxins
Green olives contain a lot of nutrients, such as vitamins, carotene and some mineral elements, which have very high nutritional value for the human body.
It can help supplement the nutrients needed by the human body, so that the human body can quickly absorb some nutrients, and it is also good for the excretion of toxins from the body.
3. Relieve tuberculosis
Green olives are very good for the relief of tuberculosis. Generally speaking, if tuberculosis occurs, you can often use green olives, boil and drink green olives .
You can add some honey according to your own taste and drink them together, which has a better defense against tuberculosis.
There are actually many functions and functions of green olives. Although it is relatively green, many people may not accept it in terms of taste. But in fact, its nutritional value is relatively high, so it can still be eaten in moderation.
People often confuse green olives with olives. In fact, they are still very different, let's take a look.
1. Different uses
Green olive is a kind of fruit that can be eaten by human beings and an important raw material for making preserved fruit. It is mostly used in food processing. Olive oil is an oil crop, which is suitable for purifying vegetable oil and is the main raw material for olive oil production. This is the difference between the two.
2. Different ways of eating
Olive oil cannot be eaten directly. After people collect its fruit, it is mostly used to extract processed olive oil. The green olive is a fruit that can be eaten directly. Although it has some astringency, it will have a distinct fragrance after eating. It is also made into preserved fruit or dried fruit for human consumption.