Can you eat sugar apples only when they are soft? How to soften sugar apples

In our daily life, we may not see sugar apples as much as other fruits. You may not know what sugar apples are. Sugar apples are tropical fruits with sweet fruits and milky white flesh. They are listed as one of the famous tropical fruits for their unique fragrance. Can sugar apples be eaten only when they are soft? How to soften sugar apples? Please read the detailed introduction in the article below!

Contents of this article

1. Can you eat the sugar apple only when it is soft?

2. How to soften the Custard Apple

3. How soft does the sugar apple have to be to be eaten?

Can you eat sugar apple when it's soft?

Soft sugar apples have a better taste.

If the sugar-apple feels hard when you pinch it, it means that it is not very mature. Although the nutritional content of such sugar-apple is the same as that of a ripe one, it is not very sweet and tastes astringent. Not everyone can accept this taste. A soft sugar-apple means it is ripe. Such a sugar-apple tastes sweeter and has a better taste.

How to soften the sugar apple

Seal with paper bag

Sugar-apple can release ethylene by itself, so you can put sugar-apple into a paper bag to prevent the loss of ethylene, so as to promote the ripening of sugar-apple and make it soften as soon as possible.

Apples can release a large amount of ethylene, which is a natural ripening agent, so putting sugar-apples together with apples can help the sugar-apples soften as quickly as possible.

How soft does the Custard Apple have to be to be eaten?

Before eating sugar-apple, you can gently press the skin of the sugar-apple with your fingers. If it feels soft, the skin will slightly sink in. Then release your fingers and the skin will immediately recover. The soft sugar-apple can be eaten. If the sugar-apple feels too soft and has no elasticity, it is too ripe and may even be rotten.