Sweet and delicious strawberries are loved by many people. However, strawberries sold on the market today are getting bigger and their colors are becoming more vibrant, but they don't have the sweet and sour taste of strawberries from the past. Some people say that many strawberries are treated with hormones and use expanders to increase their size. So how can you avoid buying hormone-treated strawberries? The following are some tips for you. You should not buy strawberries that fall into these categories.
1. Do not buy oddly shaped ones. Pay attention to the variety; large strawberries are mostly conical. If the shape is strange, it's best not to buy them.
2. Do not buy those with uneven color. Hormones can lead to uneven coloring and poor luster, and the color at the bottom of the strawberry, near the stem, is distinctly pale red.
3. Do not buy those with overly red surface seeds. On normal strawberries, the surface seeds are golden yellow. If the seeds on the strawberry are very red, do not buy them.
4. Do not buy those with a hollow center. Normal strawberries have bright red flesh and generally no hollows. Hormone-treated strawberries often have pale flesh and more hollows.
5. Do not buy those that do not smell fragrant. Normal strawberries are very fragrant and have a uniform taste. Hormone-treated strawberries do not smell fragrant and taste bland and flavorless.