How to tell if mangosteen pulp is bad

Mangosteen is a delicious tropical fruit, but it is mainly produced in southern China and Southeast Asia. The mangosteens in most fruit markets in China are transported from far away. Sometimes the mangosteen flesh will go bad. So when buying mangosteen, how can you tell whether the mangosteen flesh is bad? Next, I will introduce some methods and techniques, and people who like to eat mangosteen can focus on them.

How to tell if mangosteen pulp is bad

1. Look at the appearance

Mangosteen is covered with a thick purple shell, and the flesh inside can be seen. If you want to determine whether the flesh of mangosteen is bad, you can first look at its appearance. If you find that the shell of mangosteen is particularly dark and black, it means that the mangosteen is no longer fresh, and the flesh inside may have rotted and deteriorated.

2. By feel

You can also judge whether the mangosteen flesh is rotten by feel. When buying fresh mangosteen, you can gently pinch it with your hand. Because the shell of fresh mangosteen contains a certain amount of moisture, it does not feel particularly hard when you pinch it with your hand. You can press open the shell with a little force. If the shell of mangosteen feels particularly hard, it proves that the moisture of mangosteen has been lost in large quantities. After peeling such mangosteen, the flesh inside may have been rotten.

3. Smell

The best way to determine whether the mangosteen flesh is rotten is to smell it, because mangosteen is a fruit with a relatively high sugar content, and its sugar is mainly found in the flesh of the mangosteen. If it is rotten, it will have a sour or alcoholic smell. Therefore, when buying mangosteen, you can first smell whether the mangosteen has these smells, and then decide whether to buy it.

4. Look at the flesh of mangosteen

Sometimes when judging whether a mangosteen is rotten, it is not enough to just look at its shell. The best way is to remove the shell and observe the flesh inside. Good quality fresh mangosteen flesh is white. If you find that the mangosteen flesh has turned yellow or black or has an obvious odor, it means that the mangosteen flesh is rotten and is not suitable for consumption.

Today, we introduce the methods and techniques to determine whether the mangosteen pulp is rotten. You can know how to determine whether the mangosteen pulp is rotten. When you buy or eat mangosteen in the future, you can follow these methods to avoid buying or eating mangosteen pulp that has already gone bad.