All know its the season of king of fruits (Mango), and the season is almost at the end but last year and this year was a bumber year as i ate more mangoes in these two years than in my entire life time though before i was eating only Malgova a variety of mango which has distinct taste and rich pulp but in last two years i ate most of the varieties.
But last time when we bought malgova i took a bright orange one which looked as if it was heavily ripened but when i cut the fruit and ate it to my horror it was very much sour though i have come across this kind of batch of fruits few times which looks riped from outside but still unriped from inside i thought it was always the case of fruits in some trees that never ripe well or taste sweet until i came to know the real reason behind it.
Did you know 90% of the mangoes available in indian market are artificially ripened using a chemical called carbide it is said that mangoes take atleast 2 weeks to ripe naturally but to speed up the process vendors use carbide which ripes the mangoes in just 2 - 4 days because carbide releases acetylene while reacting with air and moisture, and acetylene acts as a catalyst in ripening process.
But last time when we bought malgova i took a bright orange one which looked as if it was heavily ripened but when i cut the fruit and ate it to my horror it was very much sour though i have come across this kind of batch of fruits few times which looks riped from outside but still unriped from inside i thought it was always the case of fruits in some trees that never ripe well or taste sweet until i came to know the real reason behind it.
Did you know 90% of the mangoes available in indian market are artificially ripened using a chemical called carbide it is said that mangoes take atleast 2 weeks to ripe naturally but to speed up the process vendors use carbide which ripes the mangoes in just 2 - 4 days because carbide releases acetylene while reacting with air and moisture, and acetylene acts as a catalyst in ripening process.
Is carbide a health hazard? yes carbide contains arsenic and phosphorus which is very harmful for health and can cause skin rashes, affect lungs when inhaled, can cause permanent damage to eyes and some sources say that frequent exposure to it can cause skin cancer. according to vendors the main reason why they use carbide is Safe Transportation because fully or partially riped mangoes can get damaged easily than unriped ones what ever it is bottom line is its a health hazard and its illegal
so how to spot the carbide ripened mangoes? see the above clip for the answer,if you people have any other tips in spotting it do share with us
so how to spot the carbide ripened mangoes? see the above clip for the answer,if you people have any other tips in spotting it do share with us
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