The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Whether the mooncakes are delicious or not is really secondary. The quality of the mooncakes is the key. Every year there are news about mooncake quality accidents. Specifically, when choosing mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you need to consider the following aspects:

1. Look at the appearance of the mooncakes

Good mooncakes will be golden brown when baked, and the surface will be very even. Some mooncakes are darker or lighter in color and uneven in color; the waist of good mooncakes is bulging in the middle. This is because good mooncakes are usually baked in a tunnel style and are baked in one pass.

2. Observe the outer packaging

The outer packaging of mooncakes produced by regular manufacturers will list the product name, factory name, address, production date, shelf life, raw materials, net content and other information in detail However, it is not ruled out that some criminals will make fake mooncakes under the banner of "famous brand" mooncake manufacturers. Therefore, try to buy mooncakes in regular shopping malls or supermarkets.

3. Look at the origin of the mooncakes

The mooncakes produced in the north last longer, but because the weather in the north is dry, the mooncakes contain less moisture and are drier, while the mooncakes in Guangdong keep longer. The time is short, usually 3 months.

4. Is there any oxygen absorber in the independent package?

When buying mooncakes, you should check whether there is any oxygen absorber in the independent package of the mooncake. If you don’t find the oxygen absorber at the time of purchase, Then don't buy it.

5. Oil return period

Mooncakes have an oil return period. Mooncakes are not the most delicious when they are first produced. They have an oil return period of five to seven days. The mooncakes taste best after the expiration date, but in order to make the mooncakes more beautiful, some manufacturers add some chemical ingredients to the mooncakes to make them look shiny.

6. Look at the mooncake skin and fillings

When buying mooncakes, you should also carefully observe the mooncake skin. Good mooncake skins are very thin and uniform, such as double yolk and white lotus paste mooncakes. During the meeting, I found that the skin of the mooncake is very thin and even. If the mooncake is not good, the fillings will be exposed; if there is salted egg yolk, you need to observe whether the egg yolk is oily. A good mooncake will have oily yolks, while a bad mooncake will not be oily. Oil, egg yolk may also be white.

7. Smell

Fresh quality mooncakes can emit a unique and tangy fragrance of mooncakes. Due to different raw materials, the fillings have different fragrances. If the mooncakes are made with low-quality raw materials or stored for a long time, they will smell a strange smell or smell.

Poor-quality mooncakes not only have tough skins and loose fillings, but also often have a bitter taste. Be careful when purchasing.