Every time you finish a drink, if you don’t rinse your mouth, you will notice a purple layer on your tongue. The more wine you drink, the darker the color of your mouth becomes. What is the reason for this?
I remember that there is a substance called tannin in wine, and tannin has an effect on the acidity of wine. This is why our tongues turn darker after drinking. Are the tannins in wine working?
Some wine lovers think that the quality of wine is not good because of the black tongue, but is that the reason? I’ll show you why!
Why does the tongue turn black?
Is it really because of the quality of alcohol that the tongue and teeth turn black after drinking? Let’s analyze it together. Children who drink red wine must know that red wine contains tannins and anthocyanins, tannins in grape wine wine makes the wine taste a little sour, tannins have a very good protective effect on human cardiovascular disease. These two substances can stain the tongue and mouth. Grape skins contain many nutrients, including a substance called anthocyanin.
Anthocyanins are found mainly in the vesicles of most terrestrial plants (except cacti and sugar beets). They are important substances in water-soluble flavonoid pigments. They give fruits, vegetables and other flowers their colorful hues, such as red, pink, blue and purple, and under certain conditions appear black.
During the winemaking process, the color of the wine depends on how long the grape skins are macerated. Usually, wines are easily colored at the right time. By controlling the maceration time to adjust the color of the wine, we can produce pink wines or red wines.
Based on the cellular composition of human tissues, we all know that the human tongue, teeth and lips have a layer of mucous membrane tissue that easily absorbs pigments, and when pigments accumulate, purple and black lips appear.
The degree of coloration of wine is also related to the body type of the drinker. Due to the different body types of drinkers, the enzyme content and pH levels in the mouth vary from time to time, and some people’s teeth are easily colored, while some people’s tongues remain the same after drinking. In addition, external factors such as the type of wine, the winemaking process, the amount consumed and the method of consumption (if you stir your tongue back and forth while tasting the wine, your teeth will stain darker) all have a different effect on this phenomenon.
Is it a fake wine?
The method of identifying fake wine was previously promoted by my brother. Is this bottle of black tongue wine a fake?
Today, I will teach you a simple method of identification. First, find a piece of white cloth and put a drop of wine on a piece of white cloth. If this is a natural red wine, the coloring on the cloth is usually difficult to wash off, while the artificially added chemical coloring is easy to wash off.
Plant pigments include fat-soluble chlorophyll pigments and water-soluble cytoplasmic pigments. The former is found in the chloroplast, like the leafy plants you often see. The latter is found in the vesicles, and wine skins are flavonoids, most of which are water-soluble and relatively easy to clean. Fat-soluble pigments, however, are mostly oil-based and difficult to clean.
How to avoid blackening
Drink more soda
Darkened teeth and tongue do not look good, and drinking water can help alleviate this condition. If you drink more water, it will not only help cleanse, but it will also ease the numbness of your taste buds when you taste wine. Soda not only cleanses, but also protects the oral mucosa.
Don’t wear lipstick or lipstick
Wearing lipstick or lipstick and then drinking can be uncomfortable. No one knows what happens when cosmetics and alcohol come into contact, but experience has shown that whether it is lipstick or lipstick, they usually leave more and wider discoloration on the lips after tasting wine, and these discoloration is not easy to clean. Although lipstick or lipstick has a fragrance, wine tasting does affect the effectiveness of wine tasting.
Drinking red wine before white wine
If you enjoy drinking a wide variety of wines, you can definitely tell the difference between white and red wine brands in terms of taste. To keep your tongue from turning black, you can drink red wine first and then white wine. This is a good way to avoid darkening your tongue because your teeth have a protective layer to prevent discoloration, but the acidity of the wine will slowly weaken this layer. After drinking wine, you can drink water and rinse your mouth, which will reduce the staining of your tongue and teeth, and the wine will be much less stained.
Brush your teeth before drinking
Brushing your teeth before drinking can be very effective in cleaning and protecting your teeth. Because red wine likes to get tartar on it when you drink it, it is important to brush your teeth within an hour before tasting, and not right after drinking, as the acids in wine can stain the outermost layer of the teeth and brushing can lead to long-term staining. The ideal method is to use mouthwash instead of brushing.
Eat more high fiber foods
High-fiber foods are good for the body’s gastrointestinal motility, but what you may not know is that they also have an effect. Eating more coarse fiber foods after wine tasting or drinking can help clean your mouth. I like to drink and don’t want my tongue to turn black. Quickly try these methods!
