How to tell if strawberries are injected with hormones

We see strawberries in the market, the color is very beautiful, bright red, and seems to be brighter than the strawberries we have seen before. If you see this kind of strawberry, then be careful. This kind of strawberry may not be as red as it is naturally, and eating strawberries with hormones like these will bring harm to the body. So how can we identify strawberries that are injected with hormones?

How to recognize that strawberries are injected with hormones

1. Are Strawberry Hormones Good or Bad?

Nowadays, hormones are commonly used in the production and processing of strawberries. Strawberries are difficult to ripen on their own. If you wait until the strawberries are fully ripe before transporting them over long distances, they will rot in large quantities. Therefore, hormones are widely used all over the world. Hormones are drugs that have passed qualified tests. Experts agree that ethylene can be used as a hormone and say that this hormone is harmless to the human body. However, if other drugs that have not been tested are used to hormone strawberries, it may cause harm to the body. Therefore, everyone should be more careful when choosing strawberries.

2. How to identify that strawberries contain hormones

If the strawberries are naturally ripe, a characteristic substance will form on the strawberry skin, which is the plum blossom point, which is the small black dots on the surface of the strawberry. This substance is a sign that the strawberry is ripe. However, if it is hormone-treated, the plum blossom point will not appear. Therefore, when choosing strawberries, you can choose strawberries with plum blossom points, which are relatively safe. The second thing is to smell the smell. Strawberries treated with chemical agents, especially sulfide hormones such as sulfur dioxide, have a chemical smell.