Brazilian Grapes: the conquest of flavor and health.
How to choose
When buying grapes, choose the really full bunches,
with firm smooth fruit, of a color and size appropriate
to
the variety you have chosen. Take care: the fruit
should not fall of the bunch easily, because this indicates
that it is beginning to get beyond ideal consumption
conditions. Do not buy bunches with stains.
Labels are a privileged means
of communicating the properties
of the product to the consumer.
For your protection, regardless
of the variety of grapes chosen, always buy product that
is duly identified
with brand labels, including the origin, exporters
and importers.
Labels are a privileged means
of communicating the properties of the product to the consumer.
If you buy pre-packaged fruit,
read the instructions carefully, as well as the sell-by
date.
How to Handle
Handle the grapes carefully, because they are sensitive
to shocks and being banged; this can damage
their quality and appearance.
Before eating them, wash the
grapes in running water carefully. Never use detergents
or bleaches.
Do not assume that pre-packaged
fruit is ready for immediate consumption. Always
make sure that the fruit has
been well washed. Otherwise, wash it again.
How to Store and Keep
Consume the grapes on the day you buy them or store
them unwashed in a plastic bag, separate from other
fruit
and vegetables, in the appropriate compartment
of your refrigerator.
Before having the grapes, wash
the bunches in cold water and drain them before serving.
Grapes can
be stored
for a maximum of fifteen days.
