How to distinguish the authenticity of winter dates? Why is the skin of winter dates bitter after eating?

Now is the season for eating winter jujubes. Winter jujubes are crisp and sweet, and are a very delicious fruit that can be eaten after washing. However, some unscrupulous vendors will soak low-quality winter jujubes in water with added chemical products such as sodium saccharin. This is called "saccharin jujubes", and eating too much is not good for the human body. So how do you tell whether it is real or fake?

How to distinguish the authenticity of winter dates

The first is to look at the color.

Naturally ripe winter dates will change from green to orange-yellow to dark red, with a clear color transition process, but those artificially soaked in soup do not have this transition phenomenon. They are usually half red and half green (the red part is soaked in sweeteners), and the dividing line is particularly obvious.

The second is to taste it.

The flesh of naturally ripe dates is sweet, but the skin is not; the winter dates soaked in saccharin are just the opposite, with sweet skin but not the flesh.

Finally, look at the roots of the dates.

Because sodium saccharin is a chemical product, it will cause certain damage to winter jujube. If you find that the roots of winter jujube are wilted, it is most likely that they have been soaked in sugar water.

Why is the skin of winter jujube bitter after eating it?

Too many hormones, too many pesticides, people's excessive pursuit of yield, high planting density, leading to serious diseases and insect pests. Excessive use of pesticides makes pests even more serious. Take blind bugs for example, they fly away when pesticides are applied, and come back after the spraying. If no pesticides are applied, spiders will weave webs on the trees, and no matter how many blind bugs there are, they will not be enough for them to eat, and this pest will become extinct. After spraying pesticides, pests will become more resistant to pesticides, while most of their natural enemies are not resistant. The ecological balance is destroyed. And because of the pesticide residues, the peel will definitely be bitter.

What is the difference between winter jujube and gray jujube

In terms of body shape, the gray date is long, while the winter date is round. There is basically no big difference between the top and bottom of the winter date. The top of the red date is thicker than the bottom, which is more obvious. Winter dates are rarely dried in the mainland, and only in southern Xinjiang.

But the gray dates are different. Many places are suitable for planting, but there are no dried dates grown in southern Xinjiang. The ones grown in the mainland can only be dried in the sun for easy storage and will not be too dry.