Can you make tea with dried grapefruit peel? What are the uses of dried grapefruit peel?

In our daily life, grapefruit can not only be eaten directly, but also grapefruit peel has many uses. Do you know? Grapefruit peel has rich edible and medicinal value, and can also solve the problem of deodorization in daily life. Isn't it worth learning about it?

Contents of this article

1. Can the dried grapefruit peel be used to make tea?

2. What are the uses of dried grapefruit peel?

3. Is grapefruit peel dry garbage or wet garbage?

Can you make tea from dried grapefruit peel?

Dried grapefruit peel can be used to make tea, but it needs to be washed with salt water beforehand, and the yellow peel must be removed, then soaked in 80°C boiling water. You can add appropriate amounts of honey, rock sugar and other ingredients. Drinking grapefruit peel tea in moderation can relieve cough and phlegm, prevent cancer and fight cancer, and resist aging, but it is not suitable for large quantities of drinking, nor is it suitable for people with weak constitutions.

The nutritional value of grapefruit peel is very high. Once it is dried in the sun, it can be used to make tea. However, during the process of exposure to the sun, it may be infected by bacteria and germs. Therefore, when making tea with dried grapefruit peel, it is necessary to wash it with water before making tea.

You can wash the dried grapefruit peel with salt water once, then rinse it with clean water, cut it into strips or peels, remove the yellow peel on the surface, then put an appropriate amount of boiling water at about 80℃, add an appropriate amount of honey, rock sugar, etc., wait patiently for ten minutes before drinking.

Usually, drinking tea made from dried grapefruit peel can relieve cough and phlegm, prevent cancer and fight aging, but grapefruit peel is a cool food, so you can't drink grapefruit peel tea in large quantities, otherwise it will cause unnecessary burden on the body. People with weak constitution, poor stomach, etc. are not suitable for drinking grapefruit peel tea.

What are the benefits of dried grapefruit peels?

After the grapefruit peel is dried, you can put it directly in the corner of your home or in the refrigerator to remove odors. You can also mix it with baking soda, laundry detergent and water and put it in places where there are many mosquitoes to prevent mosquito bites. You can also make tea with the dried grapefruit peel and drink it directly, or eat it when cooking soup or porridge.

1. Remove odor

Grapefruit peel contains flavonoids such as naringin and rutin. You can wash it with clean water and dry it directly in the sun, and then put it in various corners of the house. You can also put the dried grapefruit peel in the refrigerator, which can effectively remove odors and make the indoor air fresh.

2. Anti-mosquito and anti-insect

Whenever summer is approaching, there are many mosquitoes. At this time, you can mix dried grapefruit peels, baking soda, laundry detergent and water together, and put them in places where there are more mosquitoes. This can effectively prevent mosquitoes and insects and prevent mosquito bites.

3. Direct consumption

In fact, dried grapefruit peel can be eaten directly. Wash the dried grapefruit peel with clean water, slice it and make tea. You can also add an appropriate amount of dried grapefruit peel when cooking soup or porridge. It has strong antioxidant activity. Long-term consumption can delay aging and prevent cancer.

Is grapefruit peel dry garbage or wet garbage?

Grapefruit peel is wet garbage. Wet garbage, also known as kitchen waste and organic waste, includes leftovers, leftover rice, fruit peels, discarded vegetable leaves, tea dregs, bones, animal viscera, fish scales, eggshells, leaves, etc. Grapefruit peel is a fruit peel, so it belongs to wet garbage.

In Shanghai, garbage is divided into recyclable garbage, wet garbage, dry garbage, and hazardous garbage, among which the color of wet garbage bins is brown.

Wet garbage is perishable garbage, which mainly comes from household kitchens, hotels, canteens, restaurants, markets and other industries related to food processing.

Dry garbage is other garbage, which refers to other domestic waste except recyclable garbage, hazardous garbage and wet garbage. These garbage are less harmful and have no reuse value.