How to identify naturally ripened jackfruit and forced ripened jackfruit
(Baonghean.vn) -Jackfruit is now available all year round.not just in the summer like before. This makes it difficult for consumers to distinguish between naturally ripened jackfruit and forced ripened jackfruit.
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Identify tree-ripened and forced-ripened jackfruit
Jackfruit latex:Ripe jackfruit when cut has little latex and no white latex. Meanwhile, chemically injected jackfruit has white latex flowing from the inside of the jackfruit, due to the effects of the chemical.
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Fragrance:Ripe jackfruit often has a characteristic aroma, you can smell the aroma of jackfruit from afar.
Jackfruit injected with chemicals does not have the fragrant smell of tree-ripened jackfruit, or even no smell at all.
Jackfruit segments:For ripe jackfruit, the segments are golden yellow, the flesh is thick, sweet and fatty, and the jackfruit fibers are light yellow or white.
Forced ripe jackfruit is completely opposite, the segments are still yellow but when eaten, they feel tough, the jackfruit fibers are as dark yellow as jackfruit segments.
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Jackfruit thorns and eyes:Naturally ripened jackfruits are usually very soft to the touch. In addition, the eyes of the jackfruit are large, the thorns are not sharp and are sparser than when the jackfruit is still green.
Meanwhile, the forced ripe jackfruit has sharp, very hard and thick thorns. Even when the jackfruit is ripe, its body is hard to the touch.
* How to choose delicious jackfruit
- Check the deliciousness of jackfruit through sound:When you lift the jackfruit and feel that it is heavy. Use your hand to lightly tap or flick the skin of the fruit and if you hear a thumping sound, then it is a good jackfruit.
- Based on fruit shape:This is considered a fairly easy step to observe and recognize; you should choose even fruits, without any waist or concave areas. Because with waist or concave areas, jackfruit is prone to worms, the fruit is hard or fibrous.
- Based on jackfruit thorns:Delicious jackfruits are those with large, even thorns. The thorns are not long or sharp and the distance between the thorns is far apart. With these thorn characteristics, you will have jackfruit with many segments and sweet.
- Check the softness of the jackfruit peel:If the skin is soft when pressed, it is ripe jackfruit. If the skin is hard and the thorns are firm, it is green jackfruit.
Distinguishing Thai jackfruit and Vietnamese jackfruit A plant variety expert from the Southern Fruit Institute said that there are currently about 6 or 7 different Thai jackfruit varieties circulating among the people. In terms of appearance, Thai jackfruit is short and elongated, while turmeric jackfruit is long. The color of Thai jackfruit is bright yellow, while turmeric jackfruit is yellow-green. The flesh of Thai jackfruit and turmeric jackfruit is both deep yellow. In general, the Vietnamese jackfruit is more delicious and has a sweet taste, while the Thai jackfruit is less sweet./. |
Ngoc Anh
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