Why are nectarines hairless? How to wash nectarines cleanly?

If you like eating peaches, you must know that most peaches have hairs. Why is it that only nectarines don't have hairs? Are you also very curious? In fact, it has also evolved step by step. After reading this, you may not find it difficult to understand. In addition, the skin of nectarines seems to be covered with a layer of oil, which is relatively difficult to clean. Therefore, I will share with you some tips for cleaning.

Contents of this article

1. Why are nectarines hairless?

2. How to wash nectarines cleanly

3. How to store nectarines

Why are nectarines hairless?

Among the different varieties of peaches, hairy peaches are considered to be the most primitive variety. Later, hard-fleshed peaches evolved, and then honey peaches and juicy peaches appeared. Among the hard-fleshed peaches, honey peaches and juicy peaches, mutant individuals without hair appeared, and thus nectarines came into being.

The conclusion is simple: nectarine is just a mutant with problems in the "hairy" gene.

How to wash nectarines cleanly

Method 1: First rinse the nectarine with running water, then evenly apply a proper amount of starch on its surface and rinse it with water. Then put it in a basin, add a small spoonful of salt and a proper amount of water and soak it for about 5 minutes. Finally, wash it.

Method 2: Rinse the nectarines, sprinkle an appropriate amount of fine salt on their skin, rub them evenly back and forth, and then rinse them with clean water.

Method three: Add appropriate amount of clean water and edible alkali to the basin, then soak the nectarines for about 3 minutes, and finally rinse with clean water.

How to store nectarines

First of all, we should wipe the moisture off the surface of the nectarine, because the nectarines we bought are directly stuffed in plastic bags, which will accelerate the decay of the nectarines. So we first wipe the water off the surface of the nectarine, keep the nectarines smooth and dry, and then proceed with the subsequent process of preserving the nectarines. When we preserve nectarines, we first observe the skin of the nectarine and carefully wipe the moisture on the surface. The surface of the nectarine cannot be broken, so the nectarines with bad skin are not easy to preserve, so when we preserve nectarines, we should choose nectarines with intact skin. In this way, the nectarines will not rot after about a week, and it will not cause waste of nectarines. We put the nectarines in a fresh-keeping bag, we exhaust the air in the fresh-keeping bag, and then we seal the nectarines more tightly. When using a fresh-keeping bag to pack nectarines, try to put in an appropriate amount of nectarines and ensure that the seal is tight so that it will not come into contact with moisture and air, which will help us better preserve the nectarines. Put the nectarines in the refrigerator for refrigeration, so that the nectarines can be stored for a little longer. When eating nectarines, you should eat them with a complete appearance and no transparent parts, which means they are well preserved. And the nectarines are good if they feel elastic and plump, not soft or rotten.