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- Store tangerines - the best way to preserve citrus fruits
- Optimal storage conditions for mandarins
- Keep tangerines in the fridge - is that possible?
- Tips
- General tips for storing mandarins
Mandarins stay fresh longer in the fridge
Store tangerines - the best way to preserve citrus fruits
Mandarins are citrus fruits, which enjoy great popularity in the winter time. Many lovers of sweet vitamin bombs always want to have some tangerines at home. Of course, there is the question of how best to store the orange fruits. We deliver the answer (s)!
Optimal storage conditions for mandarins
A slightly cool temperate place offers tangerines the ideal conditions. Thus, you should keep the citrus fruits in the pantry, in the basement or in the attic - each in an air-permeable container, such as in a basket or in a bowl with holes. Mandarins usually last several weeks.
Important: At room temperature, the fruits should be consumed within three days, otherwise they will dry out and do not taste good or spoil completely.
Keep tangerines in the fridge - is that possible?
Here are the ghosts. Due to the sensitivity of tangerines, it is generally not recommended to store them in the refrigerator. However, it is always read and heard that the citrus fruits remain quite fresh and edible when they spend a few weeks in the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.
Tips
Make sure that your refrigerator is at a temperature of six to eight degrees Celsius. However, there is no guarantee that the fruit will hardly lose its aroma when stored for a long time. Be aware of that.
General tips for storing mandarins
When buying or harvesting tangerines, make sure you only take those fruits that have an uninjured shell (without pressure marks, tears or scratches). Otherwise mildew will form in these areas.
Do not keep tangerines near ripening fruits and vegetables (apples, pears, bananas and so on). These produce the ripening gas ethylene, which makes the tangerines spoil much faster.
Be sure not to stack or citrus fruits. The mandarins must not be pressed together - otherwise they tend to mold in these places.
If the temperature is too warm and the air circulation is poor, mildew will also occur - making space on or near the heater far from sensible.
To enjoy the best flavor, store your tangerines in a slightly cool place and consume within a few days.