Mangosteen has a soft and sweet pulp flavor, which many people will never forget after eating it, come and see how to choose a delicious mangosteen!
Mangosteen Encyclopedia
Mangosteen, also known as mangosteen, mangosteen, phoenix, native to the Malay Archipelago, because it is abundant in the tropical areas of the South Seas, it is also known as the "queen of tropical fruits". In Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, durian and mangosteen are regarded as "husband and wife fruits", so mangosteen is the "queen of fruits" compared to durian, which is known as the "king of fruits".
After mangosteen bears fruit, the skin of the fruit is initially green with red stripes, then gradually turns red for more than ten days, and finally turns purple-black, indicating full ripeness.
The ripe fruit of mangosteen is spherical with a diameter of 4~8cm, the skin is smooth and black, the flesh is white garlic cloves, usually a fruit has 4~8 cloves of edible pulp, it smells soft, tastes sweet like lychee, but it is more refreshing and not greasy, so it is widely popular. In addition, mangosteen is also rich in healthy protein, which can help clear heat and reduce fire, making it a very healthy and nutritious fruit.
There is more than one type of mangosteen!
In the past, we were familiar with the "Purple Fruit Mangosteen (Thai Mangosteen)" originating from Southeast Asia, with a reddish-purple skin, and the market was divided into different grades, with the upper grade being "Golden Dragon", the medium being "Red Dragon" (cost-effective), and the inferior being "Blue Dragon". But in fact, there are other varieties of mangosteen.
Golden Mangosteen is native to Bolivia and is a Garcinia cambogiaceae plant with a balanced sweet and sour ratio, delicate and tender flesh, high antioxidant capacity, and contains folate, potassium and vitamin C.
How to pick mangosteen?
✔Color.
As mentioned earlier, the color of the peel of mangosteen can be used to determine ripeness. When the skin is reddish-purple, the flavor is the best and tastes sweet and sour, when the skin turns purple-black, the acidity will drop significantly, and the taste is sweet, if the skin is dark and too soft under light pressure, the fruit is overripe and easy to have a peculiar smell.
Tips: There will be a petal-shaped fruit pedicle at the bottom of mangosteen, as long as you look at how many petals there are on the fruit pedicle, you will know how many petals there are in it. However, there is no direct relationship between the number of petals and the sweetness of the pulp.
✔Texture.
Gently pressed the peel of the fruit, showing a slightly soft, elastic state, indicating uniform ripeness, fresh flesh, too hard or too soft pressed is not a good quality mangosteen, it may also be thawed frozen mangosteen.
Tips: If you cut mangosteen and find that the flesh is pale pink or yellow, it is a natural phenomenon, which is caused by the sap when growing, or dyed with shell pigment when cutting, so you can eat it safely.
✔ Fruity
When choosing mangosteen, pay attention to the color of the leaf petals under the fruit pedicle, the fresher and greener the leaf petals, the higher the freshness, if it turns dark brown, it means that it has been stored for a period of time, and it is not recommended to buy.