Usually, we associate the green color with fruits that are still immature (for example, banana, apricot or peach). However, this association does not apply to certain fruits such as citrus, especially tangerines and oranges…
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Despite let’s link the color green with immaturity of a food, the reality is that the tangerines and oranges from the fruit shop that have a greenish tone can be eaten perfectly.
Unfortunately, it is common for such a tone to make us feel a certain reluctance to choose this type of pieces thinking that the greenness in tangerines and oranges is a reliable indicator to know if they are ripe or not.
As you have explained Miguel A. LuruenaPhD in Food Science and Technology, in a thread of Twitter so that we have no qualms about buying these tangerines:
“Inside they can be ripe and outside show that green color, which is due to chlorophyll“He explained, giving the reasons why it is not normal for us to see green tangerines or oranges in the supermarket or in the fruit shop.
“Once collected, citrus fruits are placed in chambers where they are kept under controlled conditions to make the chlorophyll oxidize and manifest the orange pigments that we associate with these fruits,” he clarified.
In addition, he added to the explanation that, for this, “it control relative humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and the concentration of ethylene (a plant hormone naturally produced by fruits that participates in ripening)”.
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Of course, it is true that the technique works with other fruits such as those mentioned above or strawberries. Also, we shouldn’t confuse it with the green of the potato, which is dangerous to health. Therefore, it is advisable to throw them away as soon as they start to take on green tones.
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The green color in tangerines and oranges does not mean what you think: this is what it really indicates
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