How to ripen immature mangoes
How to ripen immature mangoes? Mango is a kind of fruit that many people like to eat. It has a relatively sweet taste and is delicious. The mangoes on the market are sometimes a little raw, which does not taste very good and has a poor texture. They need to be ripe before they can be eaten. So how to ripen unripe mangoes? How to ripen unripe mangoes 1
Rapid ripening method
1. Fruit ripening: about 3-5 days
The method is very simple, just Put ripe bananas, apples, pears and other highly mature fruits in a plastic bag with the green mangoes you bought, and then tie the bag tightly. The ethylene secreted by the ripe fruits can be used to ripen the green mangoes as quickly as possible.
2. High temperature ripening: about 3 days
Place the mango in the sun, in a warm air-conditioned room, or in other places with higher temperatures, and use the high temperature to increase the mango's own breathing. Accelerating the release of ethylene can also serve the purpose of quickly ripening mangoes.
3. Rice ripening: about 3 days
Bury the green unripe mangoes in the rice vat where the rice is stored, and use the high temperature environment where the rice accumulates and the ethylene emitted to Ripening mangoes is also relatively fast.
4. Drug ripening: 2 days
If you buy a lot of green mangoes, which are still in a relatively raw and unripe state, and you are eager to sell them, you can use Ethephon and other ripening drugs are used to make mangoes ripen quickly.
Normal ripening method
If you are not particularly anxious to eat your mango, you can follow the following steps to slowly ripen the mango:
1. Place green unripe mangoes in a paper box.
2. Arrange the mangoes one by one and place them in a cool and dark place.
3. Avoid putting it in the refrigerator, in humid or high-temperature places or together with other fruits to prevent the mango from rotting and turning black or ripening too quickly.
What to do if the green mangoes are too raw when cut
If the green mangos are still immature when cut, they cannot continue to ripen. The following methods are recommended to improve the taste:
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1. Pickling
Peel and dice the unripe green mangos, put them into a bowl, sprinkle with appropriate amount of salt or sugar for pickling, which can alleviate the problem of unripeness to a certain extent. The sour taste in green mango improves the eating taste of mango.
2. Dip it in chili powder
Cut the immature green mango into small pieces and dip it in chili powder. The taste is unique. Friends who have not eaten it can try it. .
3. Juice
Cut the mango into pieces and put it into a juicer. Then add some yogurt or other drinks, add some sugar and mix it. Stir evenly. Edible.
4. Make fruit tea
Peel the green mangoes, cut them into small pieces, put them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, add honey or sugar to make fruit tea for consumption. It can remove most of the sourness in mangoes and it tastes good too.
5. Making dried mango
Mangoes can be made by slicing immature green mangos, marinating them with sugar, and then placing them in a cool, dry, ventilated place to dry. Eaten dry, it tastes sour and sweet.
How to count a green mango as ripe
1. Pinch it
The flesh of a ripe green mango will be soft when pressed with your hands, but not so soft. When you press it, you can feel the soft elasticity of the pulp, while unripe green mangoes are hard when pressed.
2. Smell it
Ripe mangoes, whether green or yellow, will emit a strong mango aroma, while unripe mangoes will have a green and unripe aroma. grassy smell.
3. Look at the color
This method is only useful for some green mangoes. Some green mangoes are still green when they are ripe, but some are green when they are not ripe. Green, and when ripe, they turn red-yellow or yellow. For example, Keite and Panzhihua have yellow and green colors, but Guifei and Chili Mango gradually mature from green to yellow.
Will green mango be poisonous if eaten uncooked?
It is not poisonous, but it may cause allergies.
Unripe green mango does not contain toxic substances and will not be poisonous if eaten. It is mostly used for pickling or mixing with food. It is a common way of eating raw in many places. However, due to the taste of unripe mango, It is too sour and contains a lot of allergic ingredients. People who are prone to allergies after eating mango must avoid eating it.
Also, people with bad teeth and poor gastrointestinal function should eat less and avoid it. Stimulates teeth and gastrointestinal tract, aggravating discomfort. How to ripen unripe mangoes 2
1. Methods to ripen mangoes
1. Use ethylene
Ethylene is often used as an agricultural plant growth stimulant , which is also commonly known as a ripening agent. Ethephon is a high-quality and efficient plant growth regulator that can promote fruit ripening, stimulate bleeding, and regulate gender transformation.
Ethylene is a ripening agent with a "triple reaction". It can
① inhibit the elongation and growth of stems;
② promote the growth of stems and roots. Coarse;
②Promote the lateral growth of stems
2. Use sulfur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide, a chemical substance, can also be used as a ripening agent, but it needs Strictly control the amount you use.
Practice has shown that sulfur dioxide has bleaching and preservative effects on food. The use of sulfur dioxide can achieve the effect of making the appearance of products bright and white. It is a commonly used bleaching agent and preservative in food processing. However, once the appropriate amount is exceeded, Will affect human health.
3. Use quicklime
Quicklime to ripen raw mangoes actually uses a chemical reaction that we learned when we were students, that is, quicklime meets water A large amount of heat is generated, and this heat can ripen the mangoes.
2. Benefits of eating mango
1. Eating mango has a very good function of relieving cough and eliminating phlegm.
Mangoside is rich in mangiferin, which is a substance that can eliminate phlegm and relieve cough. It has a good auxiliary effect on coughs, asthma and other conditions.
2. Eating mangoes can inhibit and reduce cholesterol, triglycerides, etc. in the body to a certain extent.
The vitamin C in mangoes is several times that of other ordinary fruits. The richness of vitamin C means that if we often eat mangoes, we can well replenish vitamin C in the body, which can reduce the body's low cholesterol in a timely manner. Cholesterol, triglycerides, etc. also have certain preventive and therapeutic effects on cardiovascular diseases.
3. Eating mangoes also has a certain effect on improving eyesight.
Mango is rich in various vitamins, but vitamin A has a very good eyesight effect. Mango contains vitamin A, so eating mango appropriately can improve eyesight.
4. Eating mangoes can also have anti-cancer and suppressive effects.
The mango acid and isomango acid contained in mango have anti-cancer effects. How to ripen immature mangoes 3
Method/steps
Method 1: We can put the mango in a place with a higher temperature, and then use the high temperature to increase the mango’s own breathing, which also It can accelerate the release of ethylene to quickly ripen mangoes.
Method 2: We can put ripe bananas, apples and other fruits and raw mangoes in a plastic bag and then tie the bag mouth tightly, and use the ethylene secreted from it to accelerate ripening A relatively raw mango.
Method 3: We can bury unripe mangoes in a rice vat where rice is stored and use the high temperature environment and the ethylene emitted to ripen the mangoes.
Method 4: If we buy a lot of immature mangoes and they are still relatively raw, we can buy ripening drugs such as ethephon to ripen the mangoes quickly.