it's the strawberry season recently. Xiaobian really loves the big and red strawberries that are sold. After buying some of them, they find that they are terrible to eat. Why is it that & hellip; & hellip;
Researchers specializing in strawberry cultivation said:
It's true that some growers give strawberries a hormone - an expanding agent. It can increase the size of the fruit, but it will make the peel thinner and more perishable. 'long term consumption of strawberries with puffing agents is certainly harmful to health. '
How to distinguish hormone strawberry?
1、 Don 't buy those with strange shapes
First of all, look at the varieties. Big strawberries are mostly conical in shape. If the shape is too strange, be careful.
2. Don't buy the uneven color
Secondly, the color of hormone strawberry is uneven and the glossiness is poor, and the color is clear in the bottom of the stalk.
3. Do not buy if the surface particles are too red
The sesame seeds (seeds) on the surface of normal strawberries are golden yellow. If even the sesame seeds are red and gorgeous, we should be alert.
4. Don't buy empty pulp
Normal strawberry flesh is bright red, with few cavities. Hormone strawberry can break easily, flesh color is white, cavity is more.
5. Don't buy anything that smells bad
Finally, the sweetness of normal strawberry was high and the distribution of sweetness was uniform. Hormone strawberry taste tasteless tasteless, smell not fragrant.
How to preserve strawberries?
1. If you don't buy it back and eat it, it is recommended to choose most of the strawberries that turn red, but the color is slightly lighter near the stem, which can be preserved for a few more days.
2. Don't wash the strawberries when you take them home. Wrap them in plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator. The strawberries can be kept for three to four days at 0-10 ℃.