How to save pomegranates at home for several months?

In autumn, store shelves are filled with juicy red fruits. The issue of how to store pomegranate, so that you can enjoy it in the winter, also becomes relevant. In addition, it is very useful, therefore, in the cold season, when the body lacks vitamins, it has a particularly beneficial effect on health.

How to choose?

In order for the pomegranate to be stored for a really long time, you must responsibly approach its choice. Any damage significantly reduces the shelf life. The ripe fruit is very juicy inside, but its peel looks a little dried up. She is rather thin and as if tight-fitting grains. If the skin looks moist and supple, then most likely the fruit was picked before ripening.

The color of the peel in different fruits may vary. It can be light green, yellow, brown, red. The main thing is that the color should be uniform and uniform, with a slight glossy gloss. If brown or brown marks are noticeable, then most likely the fruit is spoiled due to black rot.

You can choose a really ripe pomegranate if you pay attention to a cup of color on its crown. A good sign if it is dry and uncovered. In an unripe fruit, such a “crown” is usually green. The ripe fruit around the grain is really tasty. Although if the pomegranate is slightly unripe, then it will ripen during storage.

How to prepare for storage?

So, quality grenades have been bought, now it's time to think about their storage. These fruits can lie for a long time if you create the right conditions for this. The place should be chosen depending on how long it is planned to eat them. It could be:

• refrigerator;
• balcony;
• cellar;
• freezer.

Pomegranates are very juicy, but during storage moisture evaporates from them. This can be prevented by wrapping them in paper. In the case when there are a lot of fruits, it is convenient to put them in a small box by shifting them with paper. It will absorb the evaporating liquid, which will prevent the appearance of rot. That means it will provide long-term safety.

It will be possible to preserve the pomegranate at home if you fill the so-called “crown” with clay. This will also reduce moisture loss. It is necessary to dilute the clay with water to the density of sour cream. The resulting mixture and pour the remaining flower on the fruit. It will be ready for storage when the solution dries. As a result, the peel may dry out, but the grains themselves will remain juicy and fragrant. Unripe grenades gradually mature.

Tip

It is better to give preference to weighty grenades - they are juicy and without voids.

At what temperature should I store?

An important condition for long storage is temperature conditions. Like most subtropical fruits, which include pomegranate, it is best stored at 1-2 degrees Celsius. Shelf life depends on the species. Sour varieties are stored up to nine months, sweet less - up to five.

For so long the fruits are stored under conditions close to freezing. But they can’t always be created, so it’s often convenient to keep the fruits in the refrigerator or on the glazed balcony. The cellar is also suitable for this purpose if it is dry. The temperature should be between 2 and 8 degrees. Suitable fruits will remain for two months. Every two weeks it is necessary to sort them out to exclude the appearance of damage. If signs of rot appeared on one of them, then it must be removed to save the rest.

The longest storage method is freezing. In the freezer, pomegranates can lie for up to a year. Again, this is influenced by the variety, as well as the original state.But with this method, a rather large part of the vitamins is lost, so it can hardly be called optimal. But if a pomegranate with rot marks is caught, then it is necessary to choose it. It is not necessary to freeze whole, it is necessary to peel and put the seeds in a bag. Corrupted should be removed beforehand. In addition, the pulp will take up less space than the whole fruit.

Pomegranate has many useful properties. It contains amino acids, vitamins, fiber, minerals. Fruit has a positive effect on digestion, normalizes metabolic processes, and strengthens the immune system. Therefore, it is good to eat it not only in the fall, when it matures. And in order to have such an opportunity, it should be properly stored. And then in the cold winter and even in the early spring there will be an opportunity to enjoy an exotic taste.