Is it okay to eat persimmons on an empty stomach?

　　Is it okay to eat persimmons on an empty stomach?

　　Persimmons have a high sugar content and are often called "the sweetest fruit". After being picked, persimmons must be roasted and stored for a long time before the pulp becomes sweet and soft honey, which is very delicious. ； Persimmons contain the mineral iodine, which makes them useful in treating goiter. But be sure not to eat persimmons on an empty stomach.

　　Because persimmons are the variety with the highest tannin content among fruits, tannin is a general term for several polyphenolic compounds that are easily soluble in water and have an astringent taste. The phenols and tannins in these tannins have strong astringent properties and can coagulate into blocks when encountering acidic substances.

　　There is a lot of gastric acid in the human stomach. If you eat persimmons on an empty stomach, the tannins in the persimmons will condense into lumps in the stomach and combine with the protein contained in the persimmons to form a precipitate, causing stomach stones, which are called persimmon stones in traditional Chinese medicine.