Watermelon is a very tasty and incredibly valuable food product containing a huge amount of substances useful for the human body. It perfectly quenches thirst, improves digestion, has an anticancer effect and is one of the most popular dietary products. However, all these properties are present only in ripe fruit grown in natural conditions. You can recognize a ripe watermelon by some signs.
Instructions
Step 1
The best time to buy a watermelon in our country is the end of summer and autumn. Do not even try to purchase this unique berry earlier, otherwise you risk getting an unripe and absolutely tasteless product or stuffed with nitrates and other substances harmful to the body.
Step 2
Buy watermelon only at a store or in a designated place for sale. Watermelons collapsed near the road, soaked in the exhaust gases of passing cars, can cause not only poisoning, but also the development of other ailments that are more dangerous to health.
Step 3
Choose a large, but not giant, watermelon. Remember that the larger, but at the same time, the lighter the berry, the more ripe it is. Small or, conversely, giant watermelons will definitely not bring you the pleasure and expected taste impressions.
Step 4
You can also recognize a ripe watermelon by its dry tip. The fact is that it is with the help of drying and further separation of the tail that the watermelon is "disconnected" from the melon. A wet shoot indicates a premature harvest of an unripe crop.
Step 5
The striped rind of a ripe watermelon is always the most contrasting, and the light spot on the side is colored bright yellow or even orange. The absence of such a mark indicates the immaturity of the product.
Step 6
A ripe watermelon is always covered with a dense, shiny crust, which is almost impossible to pierce with a fingernail. The fact is that the fruit that has ripened and has fallen off the melon on its own no longer absorbs moisture, so its crust hardens.
Step 7
Tap the fruit with your fist before making a purchase. If you hear a ringing, not a dull sound, then you have a ripe watermelon in front of you.
Step 8
You can also recognize a ripe watermelon by putting it to your ear and squeezing it with your hands with all your might. If the peel of the watermelon bends a little and emits a kind of crackle, feel free to make a purchase.
Step 9
If there is a container of water near the point of sale of watermelons, for example, a barrel or a large basin, throw the specimen you like best into the liquid and watch what happens. A ripe watermelon will surely float, and an unripe one will go under water.
