Either you are picking the guava fruit from a guava tree or you are simply picking it up from a grocery store, it is important for you to know how to determine whether the fruit is ripe or not. There are actually several indications that can be observed from the fruit telling you when it is already ripe.
The Color
Common type of guava fruits can be easily identified if it is already ripe for the picking due to color. Ripened fruit usually have light yellow color. However, there are some different species of guavas wherein the fruit remains bright green but are already ripe. If this is the case then you can do the second method below.
Stick your Fingernails
With your fingernails, stick it right into the skin of the fruit. If it easily penetrate through the skin then the guava is ripe. Its still unripe when there is a little resistance.
Smelling the Fruit
The aroma of the guava fruit changes as it becomes ripen. As the fruit gets more ripened, the stronger the tasty sweet smell will become. Fruit Growers even describe it as 'penetrating' which means that you can smell it without putting the fruit close enough into your nose.
If you have accidentally picked guavas that are not yet ripe then you need to keep it at room temperature as it will soon get ripen in just a few days. According to some sources, unripe guavas will ripe faster when you are to keep them on a paper bag along with other fruits such as a banana, apple or avocado. Washing the fruit with cool trap of water also helps in speeding up the process of ripening.
Already ripe guava fruit must always be stored in the refrigerator and it will be good for two days period. Refrigerating the fruit doesn't stop the ripening process of the fruit but to delay. If it happens that you have plenty of guava fruits that you wish to store for a longer period of time then you can use edible wax to further delay the repining process of the fruit.
Buying Ripe or Unripe Guava Fruit
Some says that it is best to buy guavas that are green and nearly ripe. Take it home then simply place them inside a paper bag along with some other fruits. In one or two days, check your guava fruits and it is for sure that some or most are already fully ripe.
Buying guavas that are already ripe is only advisable when you intend to eat all of them with a duration period of one to two days. Beyond this time, some guavas that are left might turn bad and no longer edible.
Moreover, there are some people who prefers to eat guavas that are nearly ripe. The color of the fruit is light green and it requires tough teeth to chew on the fruit. One of the reason why some people choose to eat nearly ripe guava fruit is that it thoroughly cleans their teeth out of dental plaques.
The Color
Common type of guava fruits can be easily identified if it is already ripe for the picking due to color. Ripened fruit usually have light yellow color. However, there are some different species of guavas wherein the fruit remains bright green but are already ripe. If this is the case then you can do the second method below.
Stick your Fingernails
With your fingernails, stick it right into the skin of the fruit. If it easily penetrate through the skin then the guava is ripe. Its still unripe when there is a little resistance.
Smelling the Fruit
The aroma of the guava fruit changes as it becomes ripen. As the fruit gets more ripened, the stronger the tasty sweet smell will become. Fruit Growers even describe it as 'penetrating' which means that you can smell it without putting the fruit close enough into your nose.
What to do with Unripe Guavas?
If you have accidentally picked guavas that are not yet ripe then you need to keep it at room temperature as it will soon get ripen in just a few days. According to some sources, unripe guavas will ripe faster when you are to keep them on a paper bag along with other fruits such as a banana, apple or avocado. Washing the fruit with cool trap of water also helps in speeding up the process of ripening.
Already ripe guava fruit must always be stored in the refrigerator and it will be good for two days period. Refrigerating the fruit doesn't stop the ripening process of the fruit but to delay. If it happens that you have plenty of guava fruits that you wish to store for a longer period of time then you can use edible wax to further delay the repining process of the fruit.
Buying Ripe or Unripe Guava Fruit
Some says that it is best to buy guavas that are green and nearly ripe. Take it home then simply place them inside a paper bag along with some other fruits. In one or two days, check your guava fruits and it is for sure that some or most are already fully ripe.
Buying guavas that are already ripe is only advisable when you intend to eat all of them with a duration period of one to two days. Beyond this time, some guavas that are left might turn bad and no longer edible.
Moreover, there are some people who prefers to eat guavas that are nearly ripe. The color of the fruit is light green and it requires tough teeth to chew on the fruit. One of the reason why some people choose to eat nearly ripe guava fruit is that it thoroughly cleans their teeth out of dental plaques.
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