[rarest fruits and vegetables]Fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables are a good source of vitamins and essential nutrients for good health. It is also a favorite fruit of all seasons, but to choose delicious fruits and vegetables, you need to know some special tips.
Some nutritionists and professional cooks have shared tips on choosing fresh and nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables. Refer to buying food smarter offline.
Avocado
When choosing an avocado, the first thing you need to do is to pay attention to the colors. Ripe avocados are usually darker green. However, it's important to note that there are certain types of avocados that are always green even when ripe, so you should rely on other signs to distinguish. In addition, the avocado is about to ripen normally when you shake the avocado, you will hear the sound of local grain. Green butter when shaken will not hear the sound of grain.
The skin of the avocado may be a little rough, but there should be no dent. You should also check the avocado stem, if the area under the stem is green or yellow, you should buy the avocado. If the stalk is brown, it's an overcooked fruit and you shouldn't buy it.
Choosing fruits and vegetables is an art because if you do not know how to choose will buy food that is not good and not worth the price. Choose carefully to have the best quality of fruits and vegetables.
Tomato
When choosing tomatoes, you should see the tomato stalk. Many people choose tomatoes intact because they think these tomatoes will be fresher, but they are not. The stalk will fall off on its own when the tomato is ripe, so a single tomato that is still intact will mean that it was picked or cut before it was ripe. Such early and ripe tomatoes contain fewer vitamins and nutrients than naturally ripe tomatoes.
When choosing tomatoes, choose ripe, evenly colored fruits without spots or green areas. In addition, delicious tomatoes also smell pleasant and soft to the touch. Tomatoes that are injected with nitrate growth agents will be very elastic and will not retain your fingerprint like natural ripe tomatoes.
Bell pepper
Very few people know bell peppers are divided into two completely different flavors: female and male bell peppers. Just flip the chili upside down and if you see a 4-pack, it's a female, 3-pack it's a male pepper. In addition, the male chili is usually longer and the female chili is shorter and wider. Female bell peppers are sweeter and can be eaten raw without processing. In contrast, male bell peppers are slightly tart and tougher, so they are often used for cooking and cooking.
The heavier the bell peppers are, the tastier and juicy they are, so pick the heaviest ones. You should also pay attention to choose peppers with green stems and firm. Choose bell peppers that do not have yellow spots as these indicate that the bell pepper has been stung by an insect.
Yellow lime
Lime is quite familiar and easy to choose but many people will be as confused as to when choosing a lemon. This type of lemon is uncommon in our country but it is also quite suitable for cooking.
When choosing lemons, choose lemons that are old, ripe and have a shiny rind. In addition, you should pay attention to the smoothness of the lemon zest. The content of nutrients in smooth skin lemons will be higher than other lemons. Rough shelled lemons usually have thicker and heavier skins but also have fewer cores and are often not delicious.
Pear
Ripe pears have a specific aroma that you can feel when you hold the pear by your nose. You should not choose fruits that are too soft or too hard, sunken or cracked.
Pay attention to the brown spots near the stems as these show that the pear is no longer fresh. Although there are some types of pears that are light green, in most cases this is a sign that the pear is young, unripe.
Banana
You should choose light-colored bananas with small black spots (also called speckled eggs) to make the bananas ripe and sweeter. However, if you want to leave bananas for longer than 2 days, do not buy these bananas with black dots.
You should not buy bananas with large black spots because this is a sign that bananas have started to the broken inside. You do not need to care about the size of a banana but choose old and ripe bananas. Ripe bananas are usually yellowish, bright and taut, without many angles.
Plums
When buying plums, choose plums of all colors, avoid buying plums with cracks or dents or stains on the skin. Plums that are firm and have a pleasant, sweet smell will be fresh and delicious.
If the skin of the plum has a very thin layer of white chalk, it means that the newly picked plum is fresh. You should also pay attention to the stem of the plum, ripe plum usually has a dry stem.
Cherry
June and July are cherry seasons. This is the right time to buy this nutritious, delicious fruit at a cheaper price. Observe with the naked eye and choose dark-colored cherries because they contain a lot of sugars, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and organic acids to get the full effect of the cherries.
Cherries are always sold when the stem is intact, so choose a green-stemmed stem and make sure it is freshly picked. If the cherry is juicy and sticky, it may not be a fresh cherry. If you notice a smell of fermentation, it means the cherry has been left out for a long time and some of the cherries may be damaged, you should not buy them.
Apple
To buy fresh apples, choose medium, hard, and heavy apples. You should not buy shiny apples because these are apples that have been sprayed with preservatives.
When buying a green apple, look for apples that have gray cracks near the stem. The appearance of these gray marks indicates that apples are ripe and delicious. You should buy apples in the right season because this is the best time for apples and rich in vitamins. At other times of the year, you can still buy apples, but these fruits will contain fewer vitamins and nutrients.
Watermelon
Watermelon is a popular fruit for refreshments in the summer. Watermelon is also delicious and sweetest at the end of summer between August to the end of September. However, some sellers have injected nitrate into the watermelon to stimulate the rapid growth of melon (watermelon nitrate injection can increase 11kg only in 3 weeks). In addition to nitrate injection, watermelons can also be sprayed with nitrogen and other stimulants. Therefore, you need to pay special attention to avoid nitrate injection to avoid poisoning.
You should choose a medium-sized watermelon, with bright stripes, glossy skin and not cracked. In addition, you should choose a watermelon with a dry stalk and emit a popping sound when you tap, as these are sweet ripe melons. You should also choose watermelon with large yellow spots on the part of contact with the ground.
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