When choosing papayas, how do you see if the papayas are ripe? What should you do if the papayas are not ripe? If you want to know, let’s read them together.
Look at the color
After the papaya is mature, its skin will generally be yellow or orange-red. If the papaya skin is cyan, it means that the papaya is not ripe yet.
Kneading feel
Ripe papaya feels very smooth in appearance, and is moderately soft and hard when pinched, and it will feel slightly dented. But if it is an unripe papaya, it will be harder to pinch.
Smell the fragrance
After the papaya is ripe, it will smell a fruity fragrance. If there is no fragrance, it means that the papaya is not yet ripe.
See melon flesh
After the ripe papaya is cut, the pulp is orange-red, and there are many black seeds. If the pulp is milky white after the papaya is cut, it means that it is not ripe.
Look at the spots: if it is a ripe papaya, there will be some small spots on the skin of the melon, but not in an immature papaya.
See if there is glue
Ripe papaya will have sticky glue on its skin, which is the sugar glue secreted by mature papaya, but if it is immature papaya, there will be no such glue.
What to do if the papaya is not ripe
High temperature ripening
High temperature can accelerate the ripening speed of papaya. If you have unripe papaya at home, you can put it in a black plastic bag and place it in a place with a higher temperature such as the balcony. Can accelerate papaya softening.
Ripe fruit ripening
Fruits such as apple , banana will release a natural ethylene gas after ripening, this ethylene gas can accelerate the ripening of the fruit, so if the papaya at home is not ripe, you can Put it in the same box as these apples, bananas, etc., this will speed up the ripening of the papaya.
Will eating unripe papaya cause diarrhea ?
It may cause
Eating unripe papaya may cause diarrhea , because the taste of papaya is very bitter when it is unripe, and it will cause certain irritation to the stomach after eating , which may cause abdominal pain and diarrhea symptoms. In addition, its sour substances can also cause irritation to the oral mucosa, so it is not recommended to eat unripe papaya.
