5.01.2009

Fruit Tips

Some fruit tips and how they ripen:
  • Soft berries and cherries, citrus, grapes, litchis, pineapples and watermelon never riped after picking.
  • Avocados only ripen after being picked.
  • Apricots, blueberries, figs, melons(except watermelon), nectarines, passion fruit, peaches and persimmons are ripe in color, texture, and juiciness but not in sweetness after picking.
  • Apples, cherimoyas, kiwis, mangoes, papayas and pears get sweeter after picking.
  • Bananas riped only after picking.

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