Can green tomatoes be eaten

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Tomatoes are common in our life. Have you ever seen green tomatoes? Can green tomatoes be eaten? Let's see if green tomatoes can be eaten with me.

Can green tomatoes be eaten

First: tomato alias tomato, persimmon, ancient name June persimmon, good news three yuan. In Peru and Mexico, it was originally called "wolf peach.". The fruit has rich nutrition and special flavor. It can be eaten raw, boiled and processed into tomato sauce, juice or whole fruit can. Tomato is one of the most common fruits and vegetables in the world. The United States, the Soviet Union, Italy and China are the main producers. In Europe, America, China and Japan, there are large area greenhouse, plastic greenhouse and other protected cultivation facilities. It is widely planted in all parts of China. The cultivation area is still expanding. The immature tomato is green, usually called green tomato.

Second: Although green tomatoes are commonly used in daily cooking to improve the taste, green tomatoes contain alkaloid glycosides (solanine), which are needle like crystals and very stable to alkalinity, but can be hydrolyzed by acid. Therefore, immature green tomatoes often feel uncomfortable, light mouth feel bitter, serious when there will be poisoning. Especially when green tomatoes begin to rot, solanine will be destroyed. And green tomatoes turn red, it does not contain solanine.

Third: when choosing tomatoes, you should choose pink, round, white spots on the surface. It feels like a layer of light powder on the surface. It's very soft to pinch. The part of pedicle must be mellow, with a light cyan color. The grain is yellowish brown, red, Sandy and juicy. Do not buy with a sharp, high or angular bottom, do not choose to hold the weight is very light, these are ripening tomatoes.

matters needing attention

The harder the tomatoes, the more plant hormones they use. It's best not to buy them, or not to eat them right away. Put it for two or three days to continue the ripening period, and wait for it to soften naturally, because at this time, the unhealthy erythropoietin has also been released.