Why does cucumber taste bitter? It’s a question we get frequently, or they even ask us “what happens if I eat one”. Today we are going to solve these and other doubts related to why they are bitter and what we can do.
We have already spoken of how cucumbers are grown in the garden, and we also saw how to sow them correctly, how to transplant them in the garden and also how to trench them.
When our cucumber crop grows and We bring him all the necessary care to harvest them, comes the moment when the fruits begin to come out and we want to harvest them. We pamper him even more, and after that the harvest time comes and it turns out that when trying the delicious cucumber, it turned out tastes bitter. However, our neighbour’s, which is of the same variety or even that of the plant next door, tastes good. Afterwards, Why does this happen? Why does cucumber turn sour?
why cucumber tastes bitter
It’s a thing that This has never happened to me for all the years I’ve had a garden, but I know the cause of it, even though I didn’t know the theoretical explanation to be able to teach it. And since this is happening to many of you lately and many of you are asking me questions, I decided to write this article by investigating a little.
Cucumbers belong to the family of cucurbitsand all of them are united, as their name suggests, by a component called cucurbitacin. From what you can see, it is a bitter and unpleasant component for our palate. Cucumbers, like the rest of the plants of this family, begin to bear fruit that must withstand cold, excessive heat or pests, and as a natural defense method for their survival, so that this fruit is not ingested by a predator, plants generate more cucurbitacin in order to avoid being consumed.
Even It doesn’t have to happen throughout the plantationbecause it can only happen to us in a plant or a fruit, where we may have had more parasites or even fewer subscribers. In conclusion, It can happen and although it is not very abundant, it happens to us because our plant has gone through a lot of difficulties to move forward, either due to lack of irrigation, abundant pests or even too much heat.
Can you eat bitter cucumber? What if I eat one?
Of course, do not worry if you eat a cucumber which is bitter because this substance is not for nothing toxic, since all the fruits of this family contain it, only to a lesser extent. Therefore, yes, you can eat a bitter cucumber and nothing will happen to you.
I was looking for methods to remove bitterness from a cucumber such as; cut the cucumber into slices and salt. Leaving them for half an hour, then wash them to remove excess salt. The salt causes the excess water to be eliminated and with it a large part of the bitter substance..
Do you know of any other methods to eliminate bitterness? Leave it to me in comments on the Forum. Have you ever had bitter cucumbers or zucchini come out?
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