If eating tangerines turns your hands and feet yellow...

Oranges seem to be the best snack during winter as well~

It's such a shame to end with just one of these delicious things.

 

Yesterday, I just managed about three while sitting in one spot.

It seems like I can eat neatly, haha.

 

What I have at home is a bit large in size, but

 

I think I used to eat with a basket when I was young haha

Then, didn't your hands turn a bit yellow?

 

 

 

Tangerines, a popular winter snack, are rich in vitamin C and help prevent colds and recover from fatigue.

If I keep it nearby and forget it little by little, I often feel my fingertips turn yellow.

Is it just a feeling, or is it actually the hands turning yellow?

◇Caused by carotenoid components

Eating a lot of tangerines can actually cause your hands, feet, and face to feel numb. The cause is the accumulation of beta-carotene, a type of pigment called carotenoid. Carotenoids are rich in red, orange, and yellow fruits and vegetables. When consumed through food, they are converted into vitamin A in the body, but excessive intake can lead to some of it remaining and accumulating.

 

Beta-carotene accumulated in the body can be secreted through facial sebum or sweat from the hands and soles of the feet.

 

When this pigment is expelled outside the skin like this, it attaches to the stratum corneum, making the skin appear yellow. The palms and soles have a thicker stratum corneum than other parts of the body, so they tend to show more yellowing due to residual beta-carotene. The same phenomenon can occur when consuming large amounts of carrots, pumpkins, or other similar foods, besides tangerines.

 

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It is said that hands, feet, and even the face can also turn red.

But I don't eat that many tangerines.

 

However, if the eyes turn yellow like jaundice

You need to receive treatment at the hospital~~

 

Besides tangerines, carrots and pumpkins? Also yellow-colored vegetables.

It seems that the same phenomenon can occur.