The reason peaches look better and better but taste worse has been found
I remember that as a child I really loved eating peaches in summer. I liked both the soft and the crisp ones. The soft honey peaches were especially sweet, full of peach juice in every bite, and the crisp peaches were crisp and sweet too. But in recent years the peaches all look very beautiful, yet their taste is far from satisfactory. Here Science Xingnong will analyze the reasons together with you.
1. Degree of ripeness
Honey peaches have relatively thin skin and are rather troublesome to store, especially peaches that are highly ripe, which are even harder to store. But the market's requirements for the appearance of fruit are getting higher and higher. In order to maintain the good appearance of the fruit, facilitate transportation, and seize the market in time, many fruit farmers pick the peaches before they are fully ripe. Peaches picked this way are naturally poor in taste. So if you want to eat peaches with good taste, it is best to buy them when peaches are generally on the market, or go directly to the orchard to pick those that have ripened naturally on the tree. Such peaches taste much better than those that have been artificially ripened.
2. Cultivation techniques
It must be said that agricultural technology has developed greatly over these years, but there has been excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as well as cross-breeding and grafting of fruit trees in pursuit of fruit appearance and high yield. Although some of these methods have greatly improved fruit trees in certain respects, in some cases the fruit ends up with a good appearance but poor taste. Especially in recent years, many fruit tree growers apply fertilizer unreasonably, causing various soil problems, which in turn affect the taste of peaches.
3. Growing environment
Peaches are suited to growing in areas with ample sunlight and fertile soil. During cultivation, some fruit farmers put bags over the peaches to make them look more attractive, and only remove the bags a few days before picking. This is not conducive to the accumulation of sugar in the peaches and affects their taste. There is also the situation where excessive rain in the growing area is not conducive to the peaches becoming sweeter.