How to Ripen a Pomelo? A Few Simple and Practical Methods

In daily life, many people especially like eating pomelos. Pomelos are delicious and juicy, have the effect of reducing internal heat, and are a very good fruit. So what should you do if the pomelo you bought is not ripe? How do you ripen it?

1. How to ripen a pomelo

1. Rice ripening method. Bury the pomelo you want to ripen in ordinary rice. Generally after 5 days, the fruit will be completely ripe. Reduce or increase the time according to the fruit's own degree of ripeness.

2. Banana and apple ripening method. Put the pomelo you want to ripen together with bananas or apples, then put them together in a bag, tie the bag tightly, and generally after 3 days it will be completely ripe.

2. Can unripe pomelos be eaten

Unripe pomelos cannot be eaten, as they can cause food poisoning. It is recommended to leave them for a few days. This is because unripe pomelos contain unknown active substances that inhibit an enzyme in the human intestines, interfere with the normal metabolism of drugs, thereby significantly increasing the blood drug concentration, affecting liver detoxification, causing liver function damage, and may also cause other adverse reactions, or even poisoning.