KOMPAS.com – The mangosteen season usually lasts from January to April. This fruit is known to have blackish brown skin, with white flesh that tends to be soft texture.
We recommend that you don’t just choose a mangosteen fruit. You might even be able to mangosteen that is not sweet, too ripe, or even rotten.
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Here are some tips on choosing mangosteen fruit correctly, as reported Kompas.comTuesday (4/1/2022), based on interviews with Lecturers of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture IPB as well as senior researchers at the IPB Tropical Horticultural Study Center, Dr. Ir. Darda Efendi.
Tips for Choosing Mangosteen Fruit
1. Pay attention to the size of the mangosteen
MangosteenAlthough at first glance looks the same, the size of the mangosteen fruit can actually be different. Some are small, some are big.
Dr. Darda said, sweet mangosteen is generally small to moderate.
“Usually choose the small fruit, the seeds do not exist if the small one is,” said Dr. Darda.
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2. Pay attention to skin color
Illustration What are the benefits of mangosteen fruit for health?As much as possible choose a mangosteen fruit with a uniform skin color. Precisely tends to be reddish purple, and not too black.
“Not yet black, still red purple,” said Dr. Darda.
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3. Check skin texture
Benefits of mangosteen fruit for diabetics.Mangosteen fruit generally has a variety of textures. When you want to choose a mangosteen, feel the texture.
Avoid a smooth mangosteen skin because it can taste not sweet.
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4. Don’t hesitate to press the fruit
Illustration of mangosteen plants, mangosteen fruit. Too much consumption of mangosteen skin can cause indigestion such as bloating and diarrhea.When choosing a mangosteen fruit, press a little surface. Sweet mangosteen is considered to have soft skin and easy to press.
If the skin feels hard, it can be dried up so the flesh is dry so it doesn’t taste too good. Not only that, the skin is difficult to open.
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5. Pay attention to the lower side of the mangosteen
Mangosteen Illustration. People with special conditions are advised to avoid or reduce mangosteen consumptionIn addition to the skin, also pay attention to the lower side of the mangosteen fruit which is usually blackish and shaped like a flower petal.
According to Dr. Darda, the more petals on the lower side of the mangosteen fruit, the more contents of the flesh of the fruit.
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