How to choose fresh produce in supermarket

But it can not always be satisfied as a product of the obvious signs. Useful advice to help select only quality products in supermarkets.

Vegetables

It is not necessary to determine the freshness of vegetables and ripeness of their smoothness and perfect forms. They may not be perfect, because the temperature variation during the day and at night lead to some deformation. Curves cucumbers and tomatoes are a testament to the fact that they are grown in the immediate area, and not somewhere in Turkey, where it is always hot. So we can conclude that these vegetables were not so long ago torn down at the peak of maturity, and not carried unripe few days.

Cucumber

Young and fresh cucumbers always have a light green color. If this vegetable yellow tinge, it indicates the presence of nitrates, or over-ripeness. Also, do not take the soft cucumber.

A tomato

They should be chosen by the smell, because it is a characteristic scent indicates that the tomato is juicy and delicious. At the touch of a tomato should be soft but elastic with green peduncle without yellowing.

Avocado

It should not be as hard as stone. If the avocado is green at the stem, then it has not had time to overripe, and you can safely buy.

mushrooms

Fresh mushrooms do not crumble or break, and under the cap plate arranged very close to each other. The old mushroom plate set wide apart.

Mushroom cap should be closed, and the fungus should be light-colored, without black specks. Do not buy mushrooms from damaged or dark film between the stem and cap.

Fruit

Like vegetables, any fruit must be chosen by the smell. Ripe and juicy fruit should publish sweet smell without any notes of fermentation or mold. Also, do not buy fruit in the package with the condensate.

A pineapple

Juicy pineapple feels heavy in weight. If you put pressure on it, it should slightly "Burst", and immediately restored. Ripe pineapple has a top, which should be slightly unsteady.

Apricots, peaches and plums

They should not be deformed when pressed and have a completely dry surface.

Watermelon

If it is ripe, when tapping on it, you can hear the hollow sound, and the stalk must be dried. If the watermelon is perfectly green, it is likely that he or unripe pumped chemicals. If there is a yellow spot watermelon, then it means that it is ripe, since matured on the ground for a long time.

Meat and fish

The first thing you need to pay attention - the color of meat: beef must be uniformly red, pork - a pale pink, chicken - a pinkish-white. If the meat has a gray tint, dried up the edges, weird raid or it smells strange, it does not mean fresh.

When selecting fish you need to pay attention to its gills. At the fresh fish they should be red. We overdue or thawed fish gills are dark or gray. Also on the freshness of sea and river inhabitants say their pupils: they are muddy, from fresh fish from stale - transparent.

Dairy products and eggs

For dairy products are important storage and production date. The fewer days stored product, the lower the preservatives.

The shell of fresh eggs should be matte. Better to buy the category of "High" or C0. This is an indication that the chickens that carried the eggs are in good conditions.

Curd should not leak or be damaged on the package. Label cheese and butter should have the inscription "cheese product" or "oil spread."

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