Blueberries are sweet and sour, and have a slight fragrance. When purchasing, it is best to choose blueberries that are round, uniform in size, smooth in skin and not sticky to hands. The blueberries with good quality, uneven in size and rough in skin indicate poor development, and it is best not to buy them. If there is no white frost on the surface of blueberries or the white frost is not obvious, it means that they have been stored for a long time and are not fresh. It is best to choose blueberries with dark purple or blue-black.

time to market for blueberries

Blueberries like to grow in a cool and sunny environment, and are widely distributed in North Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Russia, Europe, North America, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Changbai Mountain in Jilin.

Wild blueberries ripen mainly in July-August every year, and some ripen in September. Foreign blueberries are mainly produced in North America, and ripen in July, which is also the best taste at this time. Artificially planted blueberries generally ripen in June-July and can be picked and marketed, because there are different varieties of blueberries, and the ripening time is different. Generally, June to September is the time when blueberries ripen.

The price of a small box of blueberries with a weight of 125g ranges from 15 yuan to 2 yuan, and it costs 5 yuan to 6 yuan per catty. According to the size and quality of blueberries, the price of second-class blueberries is generally higher than that of 5 yuan, while the price of the biggest super blueberries per catty is higher than that of 15 yuan.

Selection skills

Blueberries are sweet and sour, with a slight fragrance. When purchasing, it is best to choose blueberries that are round, uniform in size, smooth in skin and not sticky to hands. The good quality, uneven in size and rough in skin indicate poor development, and it is best not to buy them.

How to choose fresh

If there is no frost on the surface of blueberry or the frost is not obvious, it means that it has been stored for a long time, and it is not fresh. If the flesh is shriveled and the epidermis is wrinkled, it means that the water inside is seriously lost and it is not fresh, so it is not suitable to buy.

How to choose whether the blueberry is ripe

When it is ripe, the color is dark purple or blue-black, with hoarfrost on the surface. If it is firm, it is a good quality blueberry. If it is soft and has juice oozing out, it means it is ripe. A good blueberry has a light fragrance, tastes sour and sweet, and has no stone. If it tastes sour, it means it is not ripe.