Receta Sweet and hot ripe mango chutney and issues of food safety in India

Ethylene is a small hydrocarbon gas that many fruits and vegetables releases when they begin the process of ripening. Mature fruits are sweeter, softer and palatable. This is a natural process without any human intervention, and hence it is safe. But this healthy natural equation changes once we started to pluck the unripe fruits (to extract more monetary benefits out of it) and then sprayed it with ethylene to accelerate the ripening process. This artificial ripening process ensure the cosmetic quality of fruits but the organoleptic qualities like smell, feel, flavour and taste of fruits are highly compromised. Though harmful effects of ethylene sprays on fruits are not yet fully assessed but it is still considered safe unlike another…