Jaboticaba is a tree plant. It is a long tree with beautiful leaves and small yellow-white flowers that later turn into fruits. It is most commonly grown for its fruits that grow directly on the trunks. The fruits are round purplish in color. They taste like grapefruits.
Jaboticaba can be eaten raw or used in making jams, jellies, juices, and wine. Brazil is the largest cultivator of Jaboticaba. It goes bad early on the shelf. Fresh jaboticaba fruits go bad after 3-4 days, whereas dried jaboticaba fruit can last up to a year or more.
How to store Jaboticaba?
Jaboticaba trees are famous for their fruits. They have a rich purple color on the outside and pink on the inside. The fruits have a sour candy taste. However, it is a very fragile fruit and can last only three-four days at room temperature. We need to take proper measures in storing jaboticaba fruits so that we could enjoy their benefits for a much longer amount of time. Here we have shared with you some easy ways to increase the storage life of jaboticaba fruits.
Jaboticaba fruits have a thin purple covering which adds to the sour flavor. Before storing it is preferred if we remove the fruit’s outer layer and then store it in the fridge.
Using Plastic films
We should never store the jaboticaba fruits without covering them as long exposure to air makes them dull and dried. It goes bad early when exposed to air for long periods. Always cover your trays or containers you are using to store the fruit with plastic films. When it’s time to use, remove the film, take out the quantity you want, and again covered the rest of it.
Store at lower temperatures
Always store Jaboticaba fruits at lower temperatures. The ideal temperature for storing the Jaboticaba is 12 centigrade.
Avoid direct sunlight
The Jaboticaba fruits are very sensitive to light and temperature. Always store them in a cool dark place away from direct sunlight.
Can you freeze Jaboticaba?
The most important part of the Jaboticaba trees is their fruits. Jaboticaba has small round purple-colored sour fruits. These fruits make amazing wine, jams, and jellies. Hence it is important to store these fruits. Freezing is a common practice to store jaboticaba fruits.
You can freeze jaboticaba fruits as a whole or can be cut into parts. Peel the skin of fresh jaboticaba fruits, then put them in a tray or a container. Cover it with a plastic film and store it in the freezer.
Another common method is that you can mesh the peeled fruits till they turn as thick as jams. Put it into an air-tight glass container and freeze. Frozen jaboticaba fruits can last up to a year or more.
How long does Jaboticaba last?
Jaboticaba fruits are a popular ingredient when making jams, wine, and jellies. However, you may have noticed that we do not see it much at the grocery stores or marts; this is because the fruit is very sensitive to temperature and conditions, making it hard to export or sell in fresh form. Jaboticaba fruit only lasts for three to four days on the shelf; after this, they start turning mushy and tasteless.
Jaboticaba fruits are most commonly sold in dried and frozen form. The dried, frozen fruits have a crunchier taste and can last for a year more, so we can use them all year round in our favorite dishes and desserts.
How to tell if Jaboticaba is bad?
Jaboticaba trees are amazingly beautiful all year round; they are always beautiful, from having beautiful flowers to fruits. They also taste amazing. However, these beautiful small purple-colored fruits are very fragile with a small shelf life. They can be used in a variety of dishes and also have multiple health benefits. They need proper care and temperature condition; otherwise, they go bad early. With fruits, it is always easy to determine the signs of rotting.
Here we have shared with you a few missing tips through which you can determine if the Jaboticaba fruit you are buying or have stored is bad or not.
- The easy thing with fruits is that their taste gives them away. You can easily determine how fresh they are by tasting them. Fresh jaboticaba fruits taste like sour candy, whereas a bad or rotten jaboticaba taste highly sour or unpleasant.
- Jaboticaba fruits have a large moisture content. Moisture increases the risk of mold or fungus formation. Always check the fruit you are buying or store for the signs of fungus before using it in food.
- An interesting thing about jaboticaba fruits is that they grow directly on trunks, so they are more prone to insect attacks. Always check fruits you are buying for insects’ holes or any other sign that may indicate that insects harmed the fruit.