What to do if the white slime from jackfruit sticks to your clothes

When you peel the jackfruit, there will be some white mucus. If this white mucus sticks to your clothes, it will be very troublesome and should be washed immediately. You can use laundry detergent, some salt to scrub, or white vinegar to wash it. It should be washed immediately so that the white mucus can be washed away. If the time is too long, it will be detrimental to the cleaning effect.

What to do if the white slime from jackfruit sticks to your clothes

Method 1

Before handling the jackfruit, grease your hands and knives thoroughly with cooking oil, so that the sticky substance won’t stick to your hands. If it still sticks to your hands, take a piece of oil-soaked paper or cloth and rub it slowly to remove the slime, but your hands will still feel sticky after removing the slime.

In fact, in Hainan, people use gasoline, which makes it easy to remove the glue-like mucus. Another method is to rub it with a plastic tape, which will also rub off the glue-like mucus.

Method 2

Before handling the jackfruit, apply some vegetable oil or peanut oil on your hands and knife, and then you can wash it clean directly with detergent.

Method 3

Use a plastic bag to wipe the mucus on your hands, and it will be cleaned quickly.

Method 4

Put on plastic gloves before cutting the jackfruit so that it doesn’t stick to your hands.

Can jackfruit mucus be eaten?

You can’t eat it. Eating mucus will not cause poisoning, but it may cause indigestion, so it is best to eat some bananas half an hour after eating jackfruit to promote gastrointestinal motility, thereby increasing the body's excretion rate, so that a small amount of jackfruit mucus can be excreted from the body along with the digestive residue.

How to store jackfruit

Put it in the refrigerator with the skin on and cover it with safety film. It is best to eat it within 5 days. If you cannot finish it after 5 days, it is best to throw it away as it will ferment. Be sure to put it in the refrigerator, otherwise it will easily become smelly. There are also baskets for packaging, lined with banana leaves, bamboo leaves, and shredded paper. Store in a cool and ventilated place at a temperature of 11-13 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 85-95 degrees. It can be stored for more than a month.

Since this fruit is not common in the mainland, many people don’t know how to eat it. You can peel the flesh and put it in the refrigerator. It tastes better if soaked in salt water before eating. The kernel of the jackfruit is edible. You need to boil it in water and eat it when it is cooked. It tastes similar to sweet potato and is very delicious. Cook it for 20 minutes. How to preserve the opened jackfruit for a long time? The refrigerator plays a big role in summer, because there is a lot of food in the refrigerator. Pay attention to disinfect it frequently in summer to ensure health.