Where is the freshest place for dragon fruit and how to store dragon fruit

Tropical fruits, try to keep them at room temperature.

The way dragon fruit is harvested, especially the way the fruit is cut, also has a certain impact on storage.

Fruit cutting is better to triangular mouth, try to avoid flat mouth, according to the normal need for two cuts, one is along the position of the fruit stalk oblique 45 degrees from below a knife, cut a knife from above, so as to form a triangular cut, cut the length of the fruit stalk is almost exactly centimeter.

In addition, the best time to cut the fruit is before 10 in the morning, and the high temperature of the fruit picked in the afternoon is not conducive to cooling treatment, which will have a certain impact on the preservation and storage.

How to preserve complete dragon fruit:

1.Store at room temperature: 1-2 weeks.

If the dragon fruit bought back is relatively fresh, then you can directly place the dragon fruit in a shady and cool place indoors to preserve, because the skin of the dragon fruit is thicker, and there is a layer of wax protection on the surface of the skin, generally at room temperature below 30 degrees, it can be stored for 1-2 weeks.

Tips: Although it can be stored at room temperature for a long time, it is recommended to eat it as soon as possible while it is fresh.

Refrigerated: More than 1 month.

If you are a business, the demand for preserving dragon fruit is relatively high, and you need to maintain the quality and moisture of dragon fruit, so you need to refrigerate and store dragon fruit. The temperature of the refrigerator should be controlled between 3-6 degrees and the relative humidity should be between 75%-90%, so that the dragon fruit can be preserved for more than 1 month.

Tips: The refrigeration temperature must not be lower than -1 degree, otherwise the dragon fruit is easy to be frostbitten, and be careful not to squeeze the dragon fruit to avoid damage to the fruit.

How to preserve cut dragon fruit.

If it is a dragon fruit that has already been cut, then the first thing you need to do is to completely wrap the exposed part of the dragon fruit with plastic wrap.

If the room temperature is below 25 degrees Celsius, it can be kept outside, but it is recommended to eat it within 8 hours to avoid the growth of bacteria; If you need to store it overnight, you should put the dragon fruit in the refrigerator, and it is generally recommended that the cut dragon fruit should not be controlled for more than 2 days.

1.Try to keep dragon fruit indoors in a cool place with no light, and generally only store it for one day.

2.If there is any leftover dragon fruit after cutting the chop, it can be wrapped in plastic wrap or a bag and placed in the refrigerator to refrigerate.

3.Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit, so when it is refrigerated, the temperature should be adjusted to 15 degrees, which can be stored for two days.

4.At a low temperature of 5-9, if the freshly picked dragon fruit is not squeezed and collided, the storage period can be more than one month, and at room temperature of 25-30, the shelf life can be more than two weeks.

How long dragon fruit can be stored depends on how it is preserved. In summer, at room temperature, dragon fruit can be stored for about 3-5 days. At room temperature in winter, dragon fruit can be stored for about 30 days. When refrigerated, dragon fruit can last for 15-30 days.

Distributed from Central America to northern South America, dragon fruit is widely cultivated around the world, using aerial roots to climb tree trunks, rocks or walls, at altitudes of 3-300 meters.

Dragon fruit not only tastes sweet, but also has high nutritional value, combining the advantages of fruits, flower buds, vegetables, medicine and so on.

The main nutrients of dragon fruit are protein, dietary fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc.

How long dragon fruit can be stored depends on the method of storing dragon fruit. At room temperature, dragon fruit can generally be stored for about 15 days. If it is stored in the refrigerator, the storage temperature is about 15 degrees Celsius, and it can be stored for a longer time, basically up to more than a month

However, if it is in the hot season, after the dragon fruit is harvested, it must be placed in a cool place to cool off and then refrigerated.

If dragon fruit is ripe when you buy it, don't put it with fruits like bananas and apples. Because bananas and apples will release ethylene when ripe, which has the effect of ripening, can accelerate the ripening of dragon fruit, and affect the eating and storage time.

Precautions for dragon fruit preservation

In general, after buying dragon fruit, it should be placed in a cool place, not let it see the sun, and the room temperature should not exceed 30, so that it can be stored for a week to two weeks. If the temperature is relatively high, it is recommended to put it in the refrigerator, otherwise the high temperature will speed up the deterioration of the fruit.

If you have already cut the dragon fruit and want to preserve it, you should first wrap it in plastic wrap and then put it in a cool place, or you can wrap it in a plastic bag. But if you leave it overnight, you need to put it in the refrigerator. If it has been cut, it is best not to store it for more than 2 days.