How to identify naturally ripened jackfruit and forced ripened jackfruit

(Baonghean.vn) -Nowadays, jackfruit is sold all year round.not only in the summer like before. This makes it difficult for consumers to distinguish between naturally ripened jackfruit and forced ripened jackfruit.

Identifying tree-ripened jackfruit and forced-ripened jackfruit

Jackfruit latex:When split open, ripe jackfruit has little latex and no white latex. Meanwhile, chemically treated jackfruit has streams of white latex flowing from the inside of the jackfruit due to the effects of the chemical.

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 has no smell at all.

Jackfruit segments:For ripe jackfruit, the jackfruit segments are golden yellow, the flesh is thick, sweet and fatty, and the jackfruit fiber is 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.

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 tap or flick the skin of the fruit and if it makes 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, the jackfruit is prone to worms, the fruit is hard or fibrous.

- Based on jackfruit thorns:Good 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 you press on the skin and it feels soft, it is ripe jackfruit. If the skin is hard and the thorns are firm, it is green jackfruit.

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