What is the yellow thing in mangosteen?
The yellow substance in the peduncle of mangosteen is a slurry secreted by mangosteen.
The yellow thing in mangosteen is a substance secreted by mangosteen when it is stimulated during its growth, which is similar to a reaction of human immune mechanism.
These yellow mucus condenses on the surface of the fruit to protect its pulp from damage. So this is edible. However, it should be noted that if there are too many yellow substances, the pulp is not fresh.
It may be that it was damaged during picking, or the fruit was damaged and squeezed during transportation, which led to the secretion of those yellow mucus. This substance is non-toxic, but generally not eaten, which can remove this part of edible white pulp.
Relationship between yellow things and freshness
If there is too much yellow substance on the head of mangosteen, it also means that the freshness of mangosteen is not high. At this time, we should pay attention to whether the mangosteen has deteriorated or rotted. If the mangosteen meat is erosive, with peculiar smell and abnormal color, we should not eat it, so as not to endanger our health.
Mangosteen is a famous tropical fruit with very high transportation and living conditions. Usually bought mangosteen, after opening the shell, the pulp inside is mostly transparent, especially in the middle of the pulp, which is as white as glass, and has the saying of "Mangosteen blx".
However, this phenomenon is the reaction of mangosteen being frostbitten during long-distance cold chain transportation, which shows that the transportation conditions of mangosteen are up to standard and the food quality is guaranteed.
If only the mangosteen with transparent pulp is safe to eat, but if it still has the odor of fermentation and rot, black and moldy, sour and astringent taste, it means that mangosteen can't be eaten.
How to judge whether mangosteen has deteriorated
1, look at the pedicel: the green pedicel is fresh, and the black pedicel is a sign that it is going to rot for a long time.
2, look at the shell: the color is purple-red, shiny and translucent, moderate hardness is fresh, the color is dim and a little black, and the soft texture may be a bad fruit.
3, look at the pulp: fresh mangosteen pulp is white, with special fruit fragrance; The rotten pulp is black, yellow, with rotten fermentation odor.
4. Taste: Good mangosteen tastes sweet and juicy, while bad mangosteen is sour and bitter to eat.