How to Choose High-quality Red Dates?

Red dates are a must-have food for home use. They not only taste sweet but also have extremely rich nutrients. However, red dates on the market are of different sizes and quality. There are even black-hearted merchants who use bad methods to dress red dates. So how to choose nutritious and delicious red dates? Next, we will popularize the tips for picking red dates!

1. The feel of the jujube: You can pinch the jujube with your hands. If you feel that the outer skin is very soft, but the pulp inside is very full, then it is good jujube.

2. The freshness of jujubes: Some jujubes that have been stored for a long time will have bugs. When picking, look at the two ends of the jujube to see if there are wormholes. Jujubes like this are good if they are clean and free of wormholes.

3. Appearance of jujube: The high-quality jujube is full as a whole, and there are fewer cracks. When choosing, choose more smooth skin, with no scars on it.

4. The size of the jujube: The small jujube does not have too much pulp and tastes average. And the big jujube, the flesh is very thick, a lot, and it looks fat. When choosing, choose the bigger ones.

5. The color of the jujube: The color should be very bright. Crimson dates are generally sweet because they get plenty of sunlight. If you eat it now, it is recommended to choose dark red ones, which are very fragrant and mellow.

6. How to distinguish sulfur red dates: Look at the appearance: In fact, it is very simple to distinguish sulfur red dates, because normal red dates, after drying, have wrinkles on the surface, and some may have some natural spots. It can't be uniform, round, so full.

6.1. How to distinguish sulphur red dates: Taste: In fact, there is a very simple way, which is to split the meat and taste it. The normal jujube tastes fragrant and sweet; the "red dates" smoked by sulfur taste a little sour and thorny nose odor. And if the meat is bitter, it can basically be judged that it was fumigated with sulfur.

6.2. How to distinguish sulfur red dates: Look at the color: the sulfur-fumed red dates are both "red" and "fresh", and the color is very consistent; the unsmoked red dates are darker or lighter, and inconsistent. Look at the inner layer: If you see that the red dates are particularly bright in color, the flesh is particularly plump, the skin is swollen, there is no spot on it, and the flesh turns white after breaking it, then don’t buy such red dates.

The above briefly describes the method of selecting high-quality red dates. If you want to buy or wholesale red dates, please contact us.

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