How to tell if a watermelon is good or bad How to tell if a watermelon is ripe

Now is the season when watermelons are on the market in large quantities. Looking at the piles of watermelons on the market, I don’t know how to choose, and I am afraid that I will buy poor quality watermelons. In fact, the quality of watermelons can be distinguished from many aspects. If you want to buy good quality watermelons in the future, learn from the editor how to distinguish the quality of watermelons.

How to distinguish good watermelon from bad

1. The appearance is an important factor in distinguishing the quality of watermelons. The rind, navel and stem are the basis for people to distinguish the quality of watermelons. The rind is hard and full, with clear patterns and slight undulations on the surface. This kind of watermelon is of good quality. The stem and navel are slightly indented, and there should be a small part of yellow on the side of the watermelon that is close to the ground, which also shows that the watermelon is normally ripe.

2. Knocking on the watermelon and listening to the sound is also one way to distinguish the quality of the watermelon. If it makes a light and crisp "dong dong" sound when you knock on it, it means that the watermelon is not ripe. If the sound is dull like beating a drum, it means that the watermelon is a fully ripe and good one.

3. Looking at the weight is also one of the important ways to distinguish the quality of watermelons. The flesh of a ripe watermelon is relatively loose, and compared to raw watermelons, the weight of this type of watermelon is relatively light. Unripe watermelons have a high water content and are heavier.

4. When you buy watermelons, if you find that the pollen on the watermelon rind is very uniform, and the color of the flesh is too bright red after cutting, this means that the watermelon is not normally ripe. It is likely the result of artificial processing with ripening agents or hormones and red pigments. Such watermelons are not suitable for consumption and will cause great harm to the body if consumed.