Plum is a very popular fruit in life. It tastes sweet and sour and has high nutritional value. Eating in moderation is good for your health. Many people like eating plums, especially children. Plums should be eaten raw and cooked. Plum tastes sour and toxic, so it is not suitable for eating. Raw plums can be ripened with fruits and rice or at high temperature.

How to ripen plums with high sweetness

1, the fruit is ripe.

After buying plums, if they are not ripe, you can put some ripe bananas, apples and other fruits in the bag containing plums. These fruits will release a natural ethylene gas, which can accelerate ripening. Generally speaking, Li Can is softened for 2-3 days.

2. High temperature curing

You can put the bought plums on the balcony and other places with a slightly higher temperature. High temperature can accelerate the ripening of plums and make them softer and sweeter.

3. Rice ripening

Put the plums in the rice jar and bury them with the rice. The temperature in rice is very high and ethylene gas will be released. This can accelerate the ripening of plums and make them taste sweeter.

How can raw plums ripen quickly?

1. Put it with some ripe fruits. In this process, mature fruits will produce some ethylene gas. These gases have the effect of ripening, which can effectively ripen plums. Generally speaking, they can mature and soften after two to three days. Common fruits with respiratory function are bananas, apples, kiwis and pears.

2. This ethylene gas will make plums ripen quickly and become soft, which is not suitable for transportation. Pick when you grow up. Merchants can use ethylene gas to ripen plums after purchase. Specific practice: cover the plum with plastic film, spray it slowly from the bottom, and then seal it. After two or three days of fermentation, it can be matured.

Can I eat plums when they are not ripe?

You'd better not eat it.

1, unripe plums have astringent taste.

Although the immature plums are crisp and look delicious, you will find that when you hold the immature plums, you will feel very sour. In fact, the unripe plums are really sour and may taste astringent. It's really not delicious anyway.

2. Immature plums may be poisoned.

In addition, eating too many immature plums may also cause poisoning. Immature plums contain a toxin called hydrocyanic acid, which will disappear when plums are fully ripe. When immature, it contains this toxin, which mainly inhibits the respiratory and heartbeat centers of the human body. There is a traditional folk proverb: "Plums are poisonous if they are not soaked in water", which means that immature and bitter plums cannot be eaten.

Tip: A small amount of food will not cause toxic reaction, but it is absolutely not allowed to eat raw plums in large quantities, which is a risk of poisoning.