6 reminders about consumption of persimmon

Cannot Be Eaten On an Empty Stomach
It contains more tannin and pectin, in an empty stomach under the effect of gastric acid, lumps of various sizes will be formed. If these lumps cannot reach the pyloric intestine, it will remain in the stomach to form gastric persimmon stone.

Persimmon Skin Should Not Be Eaten
Generally, consumers eat it with the skin rather than eating the flesh only. Scientifically, this is not advisable because the vast majority of persimmon tannin is concentrated in the skin. If eat together with its skin, the formation of gastric persimmon stone is easier, especially when the astringent process is incomplete, as its skin contains more tannic acid.

Do not eat persimmon together with high-protein crabs, fish, shrimp and other foods
In Chinese medicine, crab and persimmon are considered "cold foods". Therefore, they cannot be eaten together. From the perspective of modern medicine, crab, fish and shrimp contains high level of protein and thus under the effect of the tannic acid, it is easy to solidified into blocks which namely, stomach persimmon stone.

Diabetics Should Not Eat Persimmon
It contains 10.8% sugars content, and most of them are the simple pairs of sugar (sucrose, fructose, glucose is such), which can easily be absorbed by our body which may result in hyperglycemia. For diabetic people, especially those with poor glycemic control, it is even more harmful.

Enough is enough
The tannic acid in persimmon together with dietary calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron and other minerals form compounds cannot be absorbed by the body so these nutrients cannot be used and therefore eating persimmons can easily lead to a lack of these minerals. And because there is more sugar in persimmon, eating the same amount of persimmon compared to apples or pears will make one fill full faster. Hence, it will affect one's appetite, and reduce the intake of meals. Commonly, with an empty stomach, it is advisable that not more than 200 grams of persimmon should be taken.

Mouthwash after eating
Persimmon has high percentage in sugar and it also contains pectin. After eating persimmon, there will be some of the fruits remaining in the mouth, especially in between the teeth. With the acidic property which has high tannic acid, it can easily to cause tooth decay. Therefore after eating persimmons, it is advisable to drink some water or to rinse our mouths.