If the area is large enough and spreads from the center to other fruit petals, the mangosteen can no longer be eaten. This mangosteen may have gone bad when it was picked, or it may have deteriorated due to improper storage in the later period. Generally, this mangosteen will also have a feature, that is, some pulp in the center will also harden, and yellow substances will exist in all the petals.
If fruit farmers pick it too early, mangosteen will turn yellow. This yellow substance will normally exist in the immature mangosteen, and it also has a feature. When you eat it, you can obviously feel sour and sometimes a little astringent or bitter. This is a typical premature picking, as long as it is acceptable to eat it.
Tips for selecting fresh mangosteen
1 Look at the mangosteen pedicel: Generally speaking, the freshly picked mangosteen pedicel is green, which is similar to the reason why we choose vegetables. The greener the color, the more shiny it is, the fresher it is, the sweeter it is, the more juicy it is, and the meat quality is good. On the contrary, if the surrounding fruit pedicels are yellow, dry and dull, it means that mangosteen has been placed for a long time and is not very fresh. It is best not to buy it.
2. Pinch the hardness of mangosteen by hand: Pinch the mangosteen shell by hand. Although the fresh mangosteen shell is hard, it is elastic, and it will feel resilient after being pinched. On the contrary, if the mangosteen shell is so hard that it can't be pinched by hand and won't crack when thrown on the ground, it means that the mangosteen is old, or it has been left for too long and the water has lost. After this mangosteen is opened, almost ten of them are broken, so you should buy it carefully.
3, look at the color of mangosteen: In addition to mangosteen varieties, the same variety of mangosteen can also judge the freshness of mangosteen by the color of the skin. Take mangosteen in the market as an example. Normal fresh mangosteen skin is mostly purple, and the surface texture is clear and shiny. The stale mangosteen is darker in color, mostly dark brown. The epidermis is not only wrinkled, but also yellow pulp.