1、 How

1. Take a look: the simplest way to pick papaya is to look at the color. The mature color is yellow. The darker the color, the better the degree of maturity and the better the taste. If there are some small spots on its skin, it means it is ripe. If the appearance is turquoise, it means it is not ripe.

2. Smell: in addition to looking at the color, you can also judge the maturity of Papaya by smelling the taste. If it is ripe, it will have a faint fragrance. On the contrary, if it is not ripe, it will smell nothing.

3. Press: if you want to further confirm, there is another way, that is to press its stomach with your hand. If you can't press it, it means it's still raw. If you can press it, it means it's cooked. However, if you click it, it means that it is too ripe, there is often a risk of decay, and it is not easy to preserve.

2、 Price

The price of papaya is mainly related to region and variety. The more expensive is wrinkled papaya. This fruit has high nutritional value. It can be sold for about 11 yuan per kilogram and 16 yuan per kilogram. In addition to this, there is also a relatively cheap smooth skin papaya. Its price is only 3 yuan per kilogram. Of course, if it is just down, it is often more expensive. When it is listed in large numbers, it will also reduce the price.

3、 Variety discrimination

There are two common varieties of papaya, namely xuanpapaya and papaya. Papaya xuanensis is a traditional plant in China. Its shape is long oval and its peel color is dark yellow. Papaya is an imported variety. Its fruit is usually oblong and spherical, and it is orange or yellow after maturity. If you can't tell them by their appearance alone, you can cut them open. Papaya has five chambers. During the seed distribution period, the seeds of papaya are not regularly distributed, but stacked together.