How to identify ripening tomatoes? What is the harm of eating it?

Tomato, also known as tomato, is a vegetable that can be eaten both raw and cooked, which is very popular in the market, but with the continuous improvement of planting technology, many dishes are ripened with hormones, and tomatoes are no exception. How to identify ripening tomatoes? What is the harm of eating it?

Introduction of tomatoes:

1. Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Tomato is a kind of fruit from a botanical point of view, but there is not much scientific basis for the distinction between fruit and vegetable, so tomato is both a vegetable and a fruit, if fried into a vegetable or eaten cold, it is a fruit if you drink it in juice or eat it directly.

What kinds of tomatoes do you have?

There are many kinds of tomatoes, which can be divided into hybrid varieties and conventional varieties according to categories, and can be divided into pink fruit varieties, red fruit varieties, yellow fruit varieties, green fruit varieties, purple varieties, colorful varieties and so on. According to the fruit size, it can be divided into large fruit varieties, medium fruit varieties, cherry varieties and so on.

Second, how to identify ripening tomatoes?

There is not much difference in appearance between ripening tomatoes and natural tomatoes, but they can be identified by the following methods:

Method 1. Touch it with your hand.

Naturally ripe tomatoes are soft to squeeze and feel like juice is about to leak out, while ripening tomatoes, no matter what variety they are, feel very hard.

Method 2. See if the pericarp is dark.

Naturally ripe tomato peel shines, the surface color distribution is uneven, the whole is smooth, there are some green in the root, if the yellow variety is bright yellow, if the red variety is red. The ripening tomato peel is dark, the surface color distribution is uniform, the shape is diverse, some are square, some are round, the size is larger than the natural one, and some peach-like spikes appear at the top.

Method 3. Taste

Naturally ripe tomatoes taste sweet and sour, with a sense of sand, with red flesh, yellowish seeds and rich juices. The ripening tomatoes are astringent and empty, some are almost seedless, and there is no feeling of sand.

Third, what are the hazards of ripening tomatoes?

Ripening tomatoes are mostly ripe with growth hormone, after children eat, it will have a great impact on physical development, for a long time will stimulate their gonadal development, so that some children have precocious symptoms, if women will have symptoms of endocrine disorders, and sometimes cause some gynecological diseases, so we should be careful to eat.

Under normal circumstances, if you use ethylene to accelerate the ripening of tomatoes, do not worry, it can be eaten, it will volatilize under natural circumstances, so it can ensure safety.

Generally speaking, ripening tomatoes can be identified by touching the hand, looking at the shape, tasting and other methods. If you buy them by mistake, it is recommended not to eat them to avoid children eating or women eating uncomfortable. If you buy back immature tomatoes, you can leave them for a few days before eating.