The favorite fruit of summer can only be poisonous if you are not careful. Excessive nitrate intake causes food poisoning. One of the things to watch out for when consuming watermelon is the nitrate rate. There is also a way to measure it at home.
PAY ATTENTION TO THESE SYMPTOMS!
Symptoms that may occur after eating watermelon and should be taken into consideration:
Speaking to ATV Main News, TMMOB Chamber of Food Engineers President Yaşar Üzümcü said, “If symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, weakness, feeling unwell occur a few hours after consuming a risky food, we should be suspicious of that food.”
Here are some tips to avoid spoiling the taste of watermelon:
Do not eat watermelons with a gap in the belly. When watermelons carrying growth hormone are cut open, gaps are observed in the middle. Growth hormone can also cause poisoning. Also, the color of the rind is important when the watermelon is cut.
Light watermelons should be avoided. Do not buy light watermelons, always choose heavy watermelons, otherwise you may get poisoned.
TMMOB Chamber of Agricultural Engineers President Baki Remzi Suiçmez explained a way to understand whether the nitrate level in watermelon is high.
PAY ATTENTION TO THE NITRATE RATE IN WATERMELON!
TMMOB Chamber of Agricultural Engineers President Baki Remzi Suiçmez completed his statement with the following words: “It is a must to use certain inputs in terms of both yield and quality in watermelon, which we consume in large quantities this summer. One of these is fertilizer, the other is medicine. It is a necessity to make the necessary measurements, including nitrate level. If there is yellowness on the edges when the watermelon is cut, that watermelon should not be consumed. If we put the watermelon in a glass of water and wait for 10 minutes, if the water in the watermelon turns pink, there is an excessive nitrate level there too.”
