Is it healthy to soak black wolfberry in boiling water?

Black wolfberry is a very common nourishing product in daily life. The medicinal value of black wolfberry is very high. It can treat and prevent some physical diseases. Because black wolfberry is rich in anthocyanins, it can effectively play a role in beautifying and nourishing the skin. When soaking black wolfberry in water, the water temperature is very critical. Generally, the water temperature should not be too high, otherwise it will destroy the nutrients.

Is it harmful to soak black wolfberry in boiling water?

Soaking black wolfberry in boiling water will not produce harmful substances, but the anthocyanin in it will be destroyed, reducing the nutritional value of black wolfberry.

Soaking black wolfberry in boiling water, if the temperature is too high, will completely destroy the nutrition of black wolfberry.

What is the best water temperature for soaking black wolfberry?

The best way to consume it is to brew it with warm water. Too high a temperature will destroy the anthocyanins in black wolfberry. The recommended water temperature is 50-70 degrees. 100ml of water requires 1g of black wolfberry, which is about 15-20 grains. If there is more water and the cup is big, put more in proportion. Black wolfberry turns blue when soaked in alkaline water and turns purple when soaked in acidic water. The different acidity and alkalinity of water will affect the color of the soaked black wolfberry. The anthocyanin activity of black wolfberry is very strong, and its color will change when encountering different water quality and water temperature. Generally speaking, blue, green, purple and purple-red are all normal colors. Do not use boiling water, use warm water to brew.

1. Wash the cup and pour water: Wash the cup and pour about 400ml of warm or cold water below 60 degrees. Black wolfberry should be soaked in warm water below 60 degrees or cold water. Do not use boiling water, because the anthocyanins and some nutrients in black wolfberry are afraid of high temperatures.

2. Add wolfberry: Put 2g (about 30 pieces) of black wolfberry directly into the water.

3. Let it sit and drink: Watch the anthocyanins being released bit by bit, the color becoming darker and darker, which is pleasing to the eye. Wait for about 5 minutes and then drink it until the water is clear, then eat the black wolfberry.

4. Or repeat the brewing process: when 1/3 of the water is left, add more water and brew again until there is no color.

How long does it take to drink black wolfberry?

It takes 3 to 5 minutes to soak black wolfberry for the first time.

Before black wolfberry is put into water, the water has no color. When black wolfberry is put into it, the color of the water begins to change immediately. This is because the nutrients of black wolfberry are dissolving into the water. Therefore, when we use black wolfberry to make tea, we need to wait until the nutrients of black wolfberry are dissolved into the water before we can drink it. The black wolfberry can be drunk after soaking for 3 minutes for the first time. In 3 minutes, the nutrients of black wolfberry can be completely dissolved into the water. Therefore, the first soak of black wolfberry should be at least 3 minutes before drinking.

We all know that good black wolfberry can be soaked 6 times, but the nutrition of black wolfberry is released every time it is soaked, so when soaking black wolfberry in water, it needs to be soaked for 3 minutes in the first 2 soaks, and slowly it needs to be soaked for 10 minutes from the 3rd to the 6th time before you can drink it. The more times you soak it, the less nutrition the black wolfberry has, so the nutrition of black wolfberry dissolves into water more slowly, so it needs to be soaked for a longer time.