Avocado is a very nutritious and healthy fruit, because it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, so it is also a very good health food, favored by the majority of consumers, so many people in daily life will buy some fresh avocados, and then wait for it to mature. In fact, avocados can also accelerate ripeness, so how do avocados ripen? What are the caveats to eating raw avocados?

First, avocado ripeness method

1. General ripening method

Keep avocados at room temperature in a cool place for 3-4 days, until they are dark or soft to the touch. Some varieties of avocados do not vary much in color, but can also be determined by the tip of the stem. If the stem can be easily removed, it is ripe.

2. Ethylene ripening method

As regular fruit eaters know, raw fruit can ripen faster when placed with ripe fruit, which produces a lot of ethylene when it breathes. Therefore, we can ripen avocados in this way, for example, by putting avocados with ripe bananas, these avocados will ripen quickly.

3. Oven cooking method

Wrap whole avocados in aluminum foil and place in the oven. Bake in a preheated 90 degree oven for 10 minutes, then take them out and poke them with chopsticks. If they are still firm, bake for another 1 to 3 minutes. Avocados release ethylene as they ripen, and by trapping the ethylene inside at high temperatures, they ripen faster, making them softer and more flavorful.

2. Precautions for eating raw avocados

1. People with indigestion should not eat avocados because they contain a lot of vegetable protein, which is difficult to digest and can lead to diarrhea and bloating.

2. Cut raw avocados in half or eat any juice they extract as soon as possible, as avocados are easily oxidized and blackened, and black avocados lose nutrients and flavor.

3, for allergic people can not eat, because avocado contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, protein, and some of the protein is foreign, sensitive people may have allergic reactions.

4, eating avocado is the best not to drink iced drinks, avocado is a kind of greasy fruit, because it is rich in fat, so can not be paired with cold drinks or iced food, so as to avoid causing diarrhea.

After seeing this simple guide to avocados and how to ripen them, I think you'll never have to worry about buying underripe avocados again. In fact, the fruit market is full of freshly picked fruits that need to be ripened, such as persimmon, kiwi, durian and so on.