Carambola belongs to tropical and subtropical fruit, which is cold-resistant and not suitable for storage in refrigerator. If you put it in the refrigerator, carambola will get frostbite.

Tropical fruits will suffer from chilling injury due to low storage temperature during storage. At the low temperature above 0℃, fruits will show physiological metabolism disorder, which will seriously affect their quality and commodity value. Sometimes, the phenomenon of chilling injury does not appear immediately, it is potential.

Carambola is rich in fruit acid and vitamin C. It tastes sweet and sour, and has a natural fruit flavor. Putting it in the refrigerator will make the carambola skin droop and appear dark brown spots, and will also destroy the quality and taste of carambola, resulting in the lack of nutrients. Put it in the refrigerator, the carambola will rot and deteriorate seriously.

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Preservation methods of carambola;

1, the most suitable storage temperature of carambola is 9℃- 10℃. Generally, the green carambola is selected, wrapped in paper and stored in a cool and ventilated place. When the carambola is yellow, it means that it is ripe and should be eaten as soon as possible.

2. You can buy a special fresh-keeping bag for carambola in the market and store it at 3-5 degrees. Ripe fruit lasts for 2 days, and green fruit lasts for 3-4 weeks. However, if the storage time is too long, the pulp will lose water and bran, and the taste will become weak and lose its edible value.

3, carambola contains a lot of water and is afraid of pressure. You can wrap it in old newspapers (toilet paper and wrinkled paper are best), then put it in a perforated film bag and put it in the refrigerator, as long as there are not too many layers.

4. If you have rice husk at home, you can put the ripe carambola and rice husk together and keep it for about 10 days. This is because the rice husk is stored in a cool place, which can help absorb heat. At the same time, carambola can be made sweeter and sweeter after being put into rice husk.