Why do wolfberries become more moist when exposed to the sun? How to store wolfberries so they don't stick together

The wolfberries that people eat and use for medicine are mostly the fruits of Ningxia wolfberries. In our daily lives, we often find that wolfberries become moldy and damp after being left for a period of time. Why is this? Is there any good way to deal with it? Let's take a look and learn about it together.

Contents of this article

1. Why do wolfberries become more moist when exposed to the sun?

2. How to store wolfberries so they don’t stick together

3. Does wolfberry have a shelf life?

Why do wolfberries become more moist when exposed to the sun?

The reason why wolfberries become wetter the more they are exposed to the sun is that they contain more than 40% sugar, which is very easy to absorb moisture. When the air humidity is high, the sugar will absorb moisture, so they will become wetter the more they are exposed to the sun. When you want to dry wolfberries, you must do it in good weather and high temperatures.

Wolfberry is a general term for species of the genus Lycium, including commercial wolfberry, plant Ningxia wolfberry, and Chinese wolfberry. The wolfberries that people eat and use for medicinal purposes in their daily lives are mostly the fruits of Ningxia wolfberries, "wolfberries".

The name wolfberry first appeared in China's "Book of Songs" more than 2,000 years ago.

In China, wolfberry has many folk names, such as Gouqizi, red wolfberry, beet seed, western wolfberry, dog milk, red green pepper, wolfberry hoof, wolfberry fruit, ground bone, wolfberry eggplant, red earrings, blood wolfberry, wolfberry sprouts, wolfberry beans, blood wolfberry, Tianjin wolfberry, etc.

How to store wolfberry without sticking together

Wolfberry can be placed in a clean, oil-free, dry sealed bag or sealed can, sealed and stored in a cool place. During the storage process, wolfberry should be protected from direct sunlight, moisture contamination and other external factors, otherwise it is particularly easy to deteriorate or stick to water.

Wolfberry is a plant of the Solanaceae family and the genus Lycium. It is a general term for species of the genus Lycium, including commercial wolfberry, plant Ningxia wolfberry, and Chinese wolfberry.

The wolfberries that people eat and use for medicinal purposes in their daily lives are mostly the fruits of Ningxia wolfberries, and Ningxia wolfberries are the only variety included in the "2010 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia".

Ningxia wolfberry has the largest cultivation area in China, mainly distributed in northwest China. The common varieties in other regions are Chinese wolfberry and its variants.

Does wolfberry have a shelf life?

Wolfberry has a shelf life. The shelf life of wolfberry is about 18 months. Wolfberry contains a lot of fatty oil, sticky sugar and other ingredients, which are easy to lose oil. If stored for too long, it will affect the quality and reduce the efficacy. Ordinary wolfberry has a bright color, full flesh and shiny, while expired wolfberry is green or black in color.

In China, wolfberry has many folk names, such as Gouqizi, red wolfberry, beet seed, western wolfberry, dog milk, red green pepper, wolfberry hoof, wolfberry fruit, ground bone, wolfberry eggplant, red earrings, blood wolfberry, wolfberry bud, wolfberry bean, blood wolfberry, etc.

Wolfberry is the mature fruit of the Solanaceae plant wolfberry. The fruit is picked when it is ripe in summer and autumn, the fruit stalk is removed, and it is placed in a cool place to dry until the skin wrinkles, and then exposed to the sun until the skin is dry and hard and the flesh is soft.

Ningxia wolfberry has the largest cultivation area in China, mainly distributed in northwest China. Its quality leads the rest of the country and has become the representative of wolfberry.