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How to ripen kiwi fruit quickly

Asked by:Jessie

Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 08:17 AM

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  • Angie Angie

    Apr 05, 2026

      1. Ripening of ripe fruits

      Experts remind that kiwi fruit must be cooked before eating, otherwise not only will some of the substances in it be harmful to the human body healthy , and the astringent taste is also very unpleasant. But if you let the kiwi fruit ripen naturally, you will definitely have to wait a long time. At this time, if we can master some ripening methods, we can eat fresh kiwi fruit in the shortest time. If you want it to ripen quickly, we might as well put the kiwi fruit together with other ripe fruits, such as apples, bananas, tomatoes, etc.

      This is because these ripe fruits will emit natural ripening gas "ethylene". If the kiwi fruit is placed next to these ripe fruits, this natural ripening gas will infect the kiwi fruit, thereby promoting it to become soft and sweet.

      2. Ethylene in the environment

      Experts remind that kiwi fruit is very sensitive to ethylene, especially to ethylene in the environment. The higher the ethylene concentration in the environment, the faster it will mature. Therefore, many traders currently often use ethylene gas or ethylene to promote fruit ripening, thereby effectively increasing the time to market of kiwi fruit. Generally, kiwifruit is soaked with 1000 mg/kg of kiwifruit ethephon for 2 minutes at room temperature and can be put on the market in two weeks. But some unprocessed ones only reach the edible state after one month.

      Therefore, some people who can't wait to eat it may also use this method to ripen kiwi fruit, but the dosage must be controlled when using it, otherwise it is likely to harm human health.

      3. Choose kiwi fruit

      Not only do you need to know how to ripen kiwi fruit, but you also need to pay special attention to careful selection when purchasing to avoid spoilage and inedibility. Because kiwi fruit, like many fruits, will quickly become soft and rotten within a day or two once it becomes soft and mature. Therefore, when purchasing kiwi fruit, you must pay attention to choosing a fruit that is in a hard state to avoid the part that is not fully mature and damaged and becomes soft and rotten and inedible. At the same time, when selecting, pay close attention to whether the fruit has any mechanical damage. If there are small bruises, soft spots, or damage, you cannot buy it.

      As long as there is a little damage to the whole kiwi fruit, the wound will quickly soften after being left for a day, and then become sour or even ulcerated. In this case, the kiwi fruit must not be eaten, and it is very harmful to the human body.

      4. Can’t eat if it’s jerky

      Experts remind that kiwi fruit must be cooked before eating. This is not only because the hard kiwi fruit is not delicious, but also because this kind of kiwi fruit has very low sugar content and the fruit is sour. Regular consumption is likely to decompose the protein of the tongue and oral mucosa, causing discomfort. This is because immature kiwi fruit contains a large amount of protease.

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