How to choose strawberries? Strawberries are very popular with people. In the season when strawberries are on the market, we can see that many people are selling strawberries. When we buy strawberries, we also hope to buy high-quality strawberries and share how to choose strawberries.

How to choose strawberries 1 1, look at the appearance: too big and grotesque deformed strawberries can't be bought, and large strawberries are mostly planted with hormones. Some strawberries are bright and big in color, with abnormal protrusions on the particles, and hollow in the middle after biting, which may harm human health if eaten in large quantities for a long time.

2, look at the color: when choosing, you should try to choose the whole fruit bright red and uniform, bright and shiny. It is not advisable to buy fruits that are not all red or half red and half green.

3, smell the aroma: naturally ripe strawberries will have a strong fruity aroma, while dyed strawberries have no aroma, or a touch of green.

4. Look at the seeds on strawberries: if they are white, they are naturally mature; If the seed is red, it must be dyed.

5, look at the surface: strawberries with bright green pedicel leaves, fine fluff, bright surface and no damage and decay are good strawberries. Those with white or gray spots on the surface may be sick strawberries.

6, look at the inside: naturally mature strawberries, the flesh is red, only the inner core will have a little white, and the fruit fragrance is very strong. Dyed strawberries are white and have no fragrance.

Strawberry cleaning method

1. First, rinse continuously with running tap water for several minutes to remove most of the germs, pesticides and other pollutants on the strawberry surface. Note: Don't soak in water first, so as to avoid the pesticide dissolving out in water and then being absorbed by strawberries and infiltrating into the fruit.

2. Soak strawberries in rice-washing water (the first rice-washing water should be used) and light salt water (one basin of water with half a spoon of salt) for 3 minutes. Their functions are different. The alkaline rice-washing water can decompose pesticides. Light salt water can make insects and eggs attached to strawberry surface float, which is easy to be washed away by water and has a certain disinfection effect.

3. Rinse the rice washing water, brackish water and possible remaining harmful substances with flowing tap water. Rinse with clean water (or cold boiled water) once.

In addition, it should be reminded: do not take off the strawberry stalks before washing strawberries, so as not to let pesticides and pollutants penetrate into the fruit through the "wound" during soaking, which will cause pollution.

Tips for eating strawberries

1, in case of indigestion, abdominal distension and poor appetite, you can eat 60 grams of strawberries before meals, three times a day.

2, gingival bleeding, mouth sores, less urine, color Huang Shi, 60 grams of fresh strawberries can be mashed, cold boiled water, 3 times a day.

3, dry cough without phlegm, when it does not heal for a long time, 6 grams of fresh strawberries can be stewed with 30 grams of rock sugar, three times a day.

4, in case of hot dry cough, sore throat, hoarseness, you can use strawberry fresh fruit to wash and juice, one cup every morning and evening.

5. If you feel dizzy after drinking, you can eat fresh strawberry100g at a time, and take it once after washing, which will help to sober up.

6. For those who are malnourished or weak and emaciated after illness, you can juice the washed strawberries, then add the same amount of rice wine and mix well to make strawberry wine. Drink 1 cup in the morning and evening.

Precautions for strawberries

1, Strawberry is a low-growing plant, and because of the uneven surface of strawberry, it is easy to be polluted by all kinds of sewage and dirt when cultivating and fertilizing. Some feces with typhoid bacilli, dysentery bacilli and hepatitis A virus will adhere to the surface of strawberries. In addition, strawberries are often contaminated with pesticides, dirt and dust during spraying, picking and transportation, so people must thoroughly clean and disinfect strawberries when eating them. Otherwise, there will be germs on the strawberry surface, which will invade the human body and endanger health.

2. Strawberries can be stored for a long time if they are refrigerated immediately after harvest, but most of them bought from the market are not durable. If they need to be preserved, they can be put in the refrigerator, but before they are put in the refrigerator, the injured or broken strawberries should be picked out, otherwise they will affect each other, and a box of strawberries will rot at once.

3. Soak the bought strawberries in light salt water directly for 10- 15 minutes, and don't choose the green leaves at the top. If the green leaves are selected, the pesticides and other substances on the strawberry surface will penetrate into the strawberry from the top of the knot. So choose the green leaves after soaking, and then rinse them with water. Never wash strawberries by rubbing or using detergent.

What side effects can strawberries have if they are eaten too much?

Strawberries are rich in vitamins and minerals, which are even higher than some fruits such as apples and pears. These nutrients can promote growth especially for developing children and have many benefits for the health of the elderly, but strawberries sometimes do harm to our health.

How to choose strawberry 2 1 and look at its appearance.

Too big and grotesque deformed strawberries can't be bought. Most big strawberries use hormones in planting. Some strawberries are bright and big in color, with abnormal protrusions on the particles, and hollow in the middle after biting. Long-term consumption in large quantities may damage human health.

2. Look at the color

Hormone strawberry has uneven color and poor gloss, and the color at the head of strawberry, that is, the pedicle of strawberry, is clear and green. Some parts of strawberries are too red, while others are lighter. And a good strawberry should be even in color and bright in red.

3. smell the aroma

Naturally ripe strawberries have a strong fruity aroma, while dyed strawberries have no aroma or a faint green smell.

4. Look at the seeds on strawberries

If it is white, it is naturally mature; If the seed is red, it must be dyed.

5. Look at the surface

Strawberries with bright green leaves, fine fluff, bright surface and no damage and decay are good strawberries. Those with white or gray spots on the surface may be sick strawberries.

6. Look inside

When cutting strawberries, be sure to follow the direction of the strawberry pedicle as the center point. If there are cavities or holes in the strawberries, it is recommended not to buy them. It may be hormone strawberries or strawberries with eggs that have survived. Also, if the flesh of cut strawberries is too white, don't buy them. Good strawberry pulp is bright red and shiny, and there is no cavity inside.

How much strawberries should I eat?

Strawberry tastes sweet and sour, and has certain appetizing and healthy food function. It is difficult to control the amount when eating. In fact, strawberry can't be eaten in large quantities, especially for friends with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Just eat a few at a time, and normal people should not eat more than 10 at a time. Eating too much will also affect the digestive function.

Strawberry nutrition

Strawberry is rich in nutrition, containing fructose, sucrose, citric acid, malic acid, salicylic acid, amino acids and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. In addition, it also contains a variety of vitamins, especially vitamin C, which is 60 mg per 100 g strawberry.

Carotene contained in strawberry is an important substance for synthesizing vitamin A, which has the functions of improving eyesight and nourishing liver.

Strawberries also contain pectin and rich dietary fiber, which can help digestion and smooth stool.

Strawberry can not only prevent scurvy, but also have good curative effect on arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

Strawberry is a plant rich in tannic acid, which can adsorb and prevent the absorption of carcinogenic chemicals in the body and has the function of preventing cancer.

Strawberry contains aspartic acid, which can naturally and peacefully remove heavy metal ions from the body.

Although strawberries are rich in nutrients, not everyone can eat them. Some people will cause gastrointestinal dysfunction because of eating strawberries. In addition, people with urinary calculi and poor renal function should not eat more, because strawberries contain more calcium oxalate, and excessive consumption will aggravate the patient's condition.

How to choose strawberries? 3. How to preserve picked strawberries?

Keep in a ventilated place (1-2 days)

Strawberries contain a lot of water, and the skin is very thin, which will rot when touched lightly. Therefore, we should keep strawberries carefully and put them in a ventilated place when we buy them back, so that they can be kept for one or two days.

Keep in the refrigerator (3-6 days)

To preserve strawberries, we can also put them in the refrigerator. First, we should put them in a fresh-keeping bag and tie the mouth of the bag tightly, so as to prevent the moisture loss of strawberries. The temperature in the refrigerator should be kept between 0 and 3 degrees, and it should not be high or low.

Plastic wrap is sealed

We can seal the strawberries that we can't finish eating with plastic wrap, so that the strawberries won't change color and rot within a day, but remember that the plastic wrap must be sealed without gaps.

Drain and refrigerate

Strawberries are more likely to go bad when they touch water, so we should keep them well, and it is best to wash them as much as we eat, and put the rest in the refrigerator, so that they can be kept for a longer time.

How to eat strawberries

Canned strawberry

Ingredients: 500g strawberry, 0/00g rock sugar/kloc, 500g water.

Practice:

1 Disinfect the bottle with jam: put the bottle in boiling water, sterilize it for 5 minutes, take it out, and stand upside down to dry.

2. Wash strawberries, remove pedicels, pour 500 grams of water into the pot, add rock sugar and boil over high fire.

3. After the rock sugar is boiled and melted, pour in the washed and drained strawberries.

4. Turn off the fire after the fire is boiled again, and put strawberries and sugar water into sterilized bottles.

5. Cover the bottle cap and let it cool down.

Fried strawberries

Ingredients: 500g strawberry, 50g sugar and proper amount of water.

Practice:

1, strawberry pedicled, washed and drained.

2. Pour the sugar into the pot, add water, and boil until the sugar melts.

3. Pour in strawberries, and slowly turn the strawberries with a shovel. When the soup turns red and some are thick, the strawberries will become soft (about 5- 10 minutes). 4. Cool, put them in the refrigerator and eat them. It tastes better.

How to choose strawberries

First, don't choose strawberries with strange shapes. Generally, normal strawberries are mostly conical, so try not to pick them if you encounter strawberries with very special shapes.

Second, strawberries that are not completely red or half red and half green are not suitable for picking. Strawberries that are not all red or half red and half green are probably immature fruits, and their taste is weak and inedible, so don't choose them.

Third, strawberries with white pulp and no aroma should not be picked. When picking strawberries, you can first open one or two strawberries to have a look. If the pulp is white and there is no natural strawberry fruit fragrance, then it may not be a naturally ripe strawberry and it is not suitable for picking and eating.