{"id":24033,"date":"2022-11-02T21:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/?p=24033"},"modified":"2023-05-29T21:25:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:25:55","slug":"will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Will A Cantaloupe Ripen After You Cut It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6635bcd43394d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6635bcd43394d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\"><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it\/#Will_A_Cantaloupe_Ripen_After_You_Cut_It\" title=\"Will A Cantaloupe Ripen After You Cut It\">Will A Cantaloupe Ripen After You Cut It<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it\/#How_can_you_tell_when_a_cantaloupe_is_ripe_and_sweet\" title=\"How can you tell when a cantaloupe is ripe and sweet?\">How can you tell when a cantaloupe is ripe and sweet?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it\/#How_do_you_ripen_cantaloupe_after_it_has_been_cut\" title=\" How do you ripen cantaloupe after it has been cut?\"> How do you ripen cantaloupe after it has been cut?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/will-a-cantaloupe-ripen-after-you-cut-it\/#Is_it_safe_to_eat_unripe_cantaloupe\" title=\"Is it safe to eat unripe cantaloupe?\">Is it safe to eat unripe cantaloupe?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_A_Cantaloupe_Ripen_After_You_Cut_It\"><\/span>Will A Cantaloupe Ripen After You Cut It<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A cantaloupe won&rsquo;t ripen after it has been cut, it will only keep on ripening when it is intact. Once it is cut off, it won&rsquo;t sweeten due to the lack of starches that convert into sugar. So, one must be very certain that the cantaloupe is ripe before cutting into it.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process described above illustrates why you are better off waiting until the cantaloupe has matured to slice. While it is not possible to keep cantaloupe from ripening once it is been cut, there are a number of ways that you can sweeten cantaloupe anyway. Now that you know it is impossible to continue ripening your already-cut cantaloupe, it is best to choose a ripe cantaloupe to begin with. After cutting the cantaloupes, the ripening process stops, and you might end up with an unripe melon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of ripening is used with tomatoes, bananas, etc. However, once you have cut your cantaloupe apart, the process of ripening stops. Cantaloupes continue to ripen once harvested, once in the ripening process, the cantaloupes sugars increase, flavors enhance, and the flesh softens. While cantaloupes will indeed continue to ripen after harvest, they do not become sweeter, so do not let your cantaloupe sit on your countertop for a long time before cutting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To maximize the flavors and sweetness, leave the cantaloupe on the tree until fully ripe. Once you have cut the cantaloupe, you will want to place the cut cantaloupe into the fridge, even though it is not quite as ripe as you would like. If you suspect that your cantaloupe is unripe, let it sit overnight or for several days at room temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How long does it take for a cantaloupe to ripen on the counter?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Zl8nzYt7p8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Learn how long will it take for cantaloupe to ripe on the counter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Allow your unripe but still-not-ready cantaloupe to <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nbt0796-862\" target=\"_blank\">ripen<\/a> at room temperature for up to two days (keeping it in a sealed paper bag will accelerate this process). Check after two days to see if it has improved, and if it has not, return the cantaloupe to a paper bag and check every day until it has reached your desired consistency. To ripen your cantaloupe from the store, put it into a brown paper bag, ideally one that has a banana or an apple, and leave it there for a couple days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>If you&rsquo;re interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/do-you-have-to-refrigerate-pickles-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23969\">Do You Have To Refrigerate Pickles<\/a>, take a look at my other article<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While you cannot ripen a cantaloupe once you pick it, what you can do is to make it softer and more succulent, making it easier to slice and more desirable. The cantaloupe does not ripen once picked, but placing it in a paper bag may help to increase the pliability. Covering the fruit in rice has been said to improve the ripening process, as well as wrapping your cantaloupes completely in a fresh linen cloth or linen napkin may help to ripen your fruit as well, if you are stuck and do not have brown paper bags handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Types<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Characteristics<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ripe<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ripe Cantaloupe is incredibly sweet, tender, drippy, and brightly orange<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unripe<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unripe cantaloupe is lacking in flavor and moisture, is tough to slice, and has a nebulously pale orange color<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Characteristics of ripe and unripe cantaloupe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can look out for the exterior signs and inspect the fruit; just in case, you are not sure whether or not your cantaloupe is ripe. Before picking the cantaloupe, make sure you check the end of the stalk, netting, the color, and smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you take a closer look at the skin and notice it has gotten impossibly soft, and has developed a pale yellow hue, then your cantaloupe has likely over-ripened. It is important to note that a cantaloupes sugar content does not change when it is matured. Unfortunately, once the green cantaloupe has been removed from the vine, it is flavour does not change. A mature cantaloupe will be bright and golden in color, making it easier to tell apart from the pale green color of unripe melons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will give a little when pressed on the end of the stalk, and it will begin to show small grooves down the middle, this is where you will slice it into wedges. I am going to show you how to make 8 wedges out of that cantaloupe half (16 wedges, if you slice the fruit like that). You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicagavin.com\/how-to-cut-a-cantaloupe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut<\/a> the cantaloupe in anywhere between 8 to 12 wedges (4 to 6 per side), depending on the melon size and how thick you want the wedges. If you really do find your cantaloupe is not quite ripe by the time you get home, cutting the melon is best avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give your melon a couple of shakes, and you will know the cantaloupe is ripe if there are seeds clanking in there. If left to grow, the cantaloupe fruits begin to detach as they grow, and the fruit will basically self-pick itself, and will be ready for eating immediately. A cantaloupe will ripen at room temperature, and keeping it close to fruits that release ethylene gas, like apples, avocados, or bananas, will speed up ripening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because mature cantaloupes are fairly mild, they should be harvested during winter growing areas, when they are not quite mature, to allow them to survive the transportation process in good condition. Cantaloupes are typically harvested at the ripe stage and shipped straight to stores, where they are sold as unripe. I would NOT recommend getting canned cantaloupes at a grocery store in order to grow your own, as the grocery store rarely picks cantaloupes in their prime. Before saving cantaloupe seeds to grow your own, you will want to determine the perfect-ripe cantaloupe, and you also need to have an heirloom, since an heirloom will give you the same traits from year to year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>If you&rsquo;re interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/web-stories\/should-lime-juice-be-refrigerated\/\" data-type=\"web-story\" data-id=\"80469\">Should Lime Juice Be Refrigerated<\/a>, take a look at my other article<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to select a cantaloupe that is cool and full of juice, and cut your cantaloupes when they are peak ripe to get good flavors and consistency. Ripe Cantaloupe is incredibly sweet, tender, drippy, and brightly orange, whereas an unripe cantaloupe is lacking in flavour and moisture, is tough to slice, and has a nebulously pale orange color. A ripe cantaloupe should have a general sweet scent, but TheListLady gets an absolutely perfect melon by sticking her nose right up the bloomy end (the one facing away from the stem).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to quickly ripen your <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC550038\/\" target=\"_blank\">cantaloupe<\/a> is to apply fertilizer and water your plants regularly. The process of ripening will typically take about two days, but this depends mostly on how fast you pull the cantaloupe from the vine. If you notice any excessive strain from the vine, you will want to give the cantaloupe a little bit of support until it is fully ripened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_you_tell_when_a_cantaloupe_is_ripe_and_sweet\"><\/span>How can you tell when a cantaloupe is ripe and sweet?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You should take a good suggestion of the fruit&rsquo;s blossom end, which is the side you just pressure checked. Cantaloupes that are ripe emit a sweet, flowery, and musky aroma. The fruit is not yet ripe if the smell is very mild or absent altogether.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_ripen_cantaloupe_after_it_has_been_cut\"><\/span><br>How do you ripen cantaloupe after it has been cut?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>After you have cut open a cantaloupe and discovered that it is still unripe, you will not be able to salvage your melon if you have just cut it open and found that it has not yet ripened.<\/strong>&nbsp;The result is that, before cutting into a cantaloupe, it is essential that you make sure that it has reached its ripeness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_safe_to_eat_unripe_cantaloupe\"><\/span>Is it safe to eat unripe cantaloupe?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You should put your cantaloupe on the counter or in a fruit bowl as it ripens if it is still not ripe (read the section above if you are unsure).&nbsp;<strong>The quality of the fruit will not be as good if it is eaten unripe, but its safety is not compromised.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will A Cantaloupe Ripen After You Cut It A cantaloupe won&rsquo;t ripen after it has been cut, it will only keep on ripening when it &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable-in-feed":false,"article-schema-type":"","disable-critical-css":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24033"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106524,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24033\/revisions\/106524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/powerupcook.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}