Soft-seeded pomegranate: the head is generally larger, the color is bright ruby red, the skin is thinner than the hard-seeded pomegranate, it is easier to peel, the seeds are soft, you can directly chew the seeds and pulp together and swallow, compared to the hard-seeded pomegranate, the sugar content is higher, and the juice is also more, usually in August and September has been ripe on the market.
Hard-seeded pomegranate: the size varies, the color is white or yellow, the seeds are hard, you need to spit them out when you eat them, the taste is sour and astringent, and even the flesh has a lot of dried up, most of them will be fully ripe in September and October.
First, the appearance of the difference
1, soft-seeded pomegranate: the head is generally larger, the color is bright ruby red, even if it is just to look at the appearance of it, it evokes the desire to buy. The skin of the fruit is thinner than hard-seeded pomegranates and easier to peel.
2. Hard-seeded pomegranate: the size varies, the color is whitish or yellowish, and there are even spots on the surface.
Second, the difference between the seeds
1, soft-seeded pomegranate: as the name suggests, the seeds are soft, you can directly chew the seeds and pulp together and swallow, will not affect the taste of pomegranate, very suitable for the elderly and children to eat.
2, hard-seeded pomegranate: the seeds are hard, the seeds need to be spit out, not edible.
3, taste difference
1, soft-seeded pomegranate: sugar is higher, the juice is also more juice, the juice color is positively red, eaten after the tongue are almost dyed red, than hard-seeded pomegranate taste much better.
2, hard-seeded pomegranate: compared to the soft-seeded pomegranate, hard-seeded pomegranate flavor to be much more acidic, astringent, and even the flesh there are a lot of shriveled cases.
Fourth, the difference in ripening time
1, soft-seeded pomegranate: ripening time is earlier than the hard-seeded pomegranate, generally ripe in August and September.
2, hard-seeded pomegranate: most of them will be fully ripe in September and October.