Gleditsia sinensis, also known as snow lotus seed, is a kind of healthy food with high nutritional value. Many people like to use it to make soup, but now the quality of Gleditsia sinensis sold in the market is good or bad, and it is true or false. So when buying Gleditsia sinensis, how should we distinguish the true and false Gleditsia sinensis? How should the honey locust rice bought by people be preserved?

How to tell 1 and smell true and false Gleditsia sinensis?

Usually, you can smell the honey locust rice with your nose first, because many fake honey locust rice are soaked in sulfur, so you will smell pungent sulfur smell and some sour taste when you put it under your nose. This kind of Gleditsia sinensis rice is fake and not suitable for people to buy and eat.

Step 2 taste it

Usually you can taste the taste of Gleditsia sinensis with your mouth and chew a Gleditsia sinensis slowly in your mouth. If there is obvious sour taste, it means that saponin is added or the quality is particularly poor. Gleditsia sinensis is not suitable for eating, because natural Gleditsia sinensis does not have sour taste.

Step 3 look at the appearance

When distinguishing between true and false, you can also look at the appearance of Gleditsia sinensis. Many people think Gleditsia sinensis is good when they see its smooth, white and shiny surface. In fact, on the contrary, this kind of Gleditsia sinensis has been fumigated with sulfur. It's inferior Gleditsia sinensis, which is adulterated.

Those soapstock whose surface color is not very bright are the real natural soapstock.

How to preserve Gleditsia sinensis rice does not require high preservation environment. Usually, it can be stored in a dry, cool and ventilated place, but those soaked honey locust rice need to be stored in the refrigerator, otherwise it is easy to deteriorate, and the deteriorated honey locust rice can no longer be eaten, otherwise it is harmful to the health.

So much knowledge about Gleditsia sinensis can be introduced to you, so that you can know how to distinguish between true and false Gleditsia sinensis, how to preserve Gleditsia sinensis, how to choose when buying Gleditsia sinensis, and you can easily buy real Gleditsia sinensis with good quality.