Blueberries give smoothies or yoghurts a special taste. Blueberries also contain many valuable ingredients. However, caution is advised with bad blueberries.
How can you tell if blueberries are bad?
Bad blueberries havewilted spotsand a very dark color. In the worst case, individual blueberries aremoldy. Alsosmellspoiled blueberriesunpleasant.
What do fresh blueberries look like?
Fresh blueberries have adark blue color. Plus, the blueberries lookplump. Theysmell aromatic. When picking, you can recognize fully ripe blueberries by the following additional criteria:
- dark blue stem base
- can be easily removed from the blueberry bush
What do bad blueberries look like?
You can tell whether blueberries are bad by theappearanceand thesmell of the berries.
Appearance
- light color (unripe berries)
- withered spots and very dark color
- soft spots
- Pressure points
- mushy/mushy consistency
- Mold
Smell
Bad blueberries smell unpleasant.
Can you still eat bad blueberries?
Bad blueberries arenot suitable for consumption. This is especially true if they are moldy. Since the mold spores can already be transferred to visually intact fruits, invisible to the eye, the entire package should be thrown away.
Tip
Store blueberries
Since the shelf life of blueberries is very short, the berries should be consumed or processed immediately. If blueberries are to be stored, the bad berries must be sorted out. Store the remaining fruit in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will keep there for about a week. They can also be frozen.
