I bought ten catties of yacon and couldn t eat it for a while, how to save it? Put it in the refrige

How to preserve yacon:

1. Soak in water.

The main purpose of soaking the cut yacon in clean water is to isolate oxygen, slow down the oxidation process, and prevent the yacon from turning black. Yacon will be slowly oxidized after peeling and cutting, this oxidation process takes about ten minutes, after the yacon is cut or peeled, put it into clean cool water as soon as possible, the oxygen concentration in the water is low, the oxidation is slowed down, and the tannic acid generated by oxidation will also be dissolved in the water, which can avoid the yacon from turning black.

2. Refrigerate.

Put the cut yacon on a plate and cover it with plastic wrap, preferably to drive away excess air, and prevent the yacon from being refrigerated, which can not only isolate some oxygen, but also reduce the temperature and inhibit the browning reaction. Yacon should be placed in a refrigerated place at 2-9 degrees, wrapped in plastic wrap, and the cutting place should be soaked in 5% potassium permanganate solution first, so that it is easy to keep fresh. Do not peel off the skin when not eating, otherwise it will turn black, if you do not eat it in time after peeling, you can put the peeled yacon in water to keep it fresh to prevent it from turning black.

3. Boil in boiling water.

If you are not particular about the practice of yacon, you can blanch the cut yacon with boiling water for 5-10 minutes, which can inactivate the browning enzyme through high temperature, and the degree of browning will be greatly reduced after the browning enzyme is inactivated.

Store in a cool and ventilated place If it is stored for a short period of time, you can put fresh yacon in a plastic bag and put it in a cool place, so that it can be stored for about a week.

Refrigerated Fresh yacon is best stored in the refrigerator at 2-9 degrees Celsius, wrapped in newspaper and refrigerated in the refrigerator, which can be stored for about a month. It should be noted that the yacon fruit should not be knocked to the latter to make a gap. If the yacon fruit has been cut, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and then put it in the refrigerator to prevent the yacon from oxidizing and turning black.

Soak in water If it is a yacon that has been completely peeled, it is best to soak it in clean water for preservation, because the sliced yacon will slowly oxidize, so it is best to soak the peeled yacon in cold water as soon as possible, so that it can be stored for about half a day.

01. Yacon and other fruits are almost the same, but this kind of storage at this time may have a thin layer of soil due to the outer layer of peel, in the case of storage at this time, many people do not know how to store, that is, at this time you can put it in a dark corner with the packaging bag, but in this case it can only be about a week. It is not suitable for long-term storage.

02. If you want to store it for a long time, then you have to wash the yacon and put it in the fresh-keeping layer in the refrigerator, so that it can last for about a month, and it is still very crisp and delicious when you eat it again. However, when storing, you must be careful not to have a notch, and do not bump into it.

Yacon, scientific name "yacon" (yacon or agung), that is, "god fruit", is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family, native to the Andes Mountains of South America at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, is a traditional root food of the local Indians, as of 2013 has a history of 500 years. Yacon is a tropical alpine fruit that grows up to 2-3 meters tall and when ripe, it produces five beautiful sunflowers at the top of its branches. The taste of the flesh is very similar to that of pear, juicy and crystal clear, sweet and crisp, and it is a low-calorie food.

The branches, leaves and peel can also be processed into slimming and blood pressure tea, which has high nutritional value and pharmacological effects.