The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, and mooncakes are the first choice gift for relatives and friends. There are a wide variety of mooncakes on the market. How should citizens choose when buying mooncakes? Below I have compiled tips for buying Mid-Autumn mooncakes. Welcome to read! Tips for buying Mid-Autumn mooncakes

1. Look at the brand and try to choose products from famous and time-honored brands.

2. Look at the trademark and buy mooncakes with complete production labels. Pay special attention to whether there is the word "mooncake" in a prominent position on the packaging box;

3. Check the production date and shelf life, and check whether the packaging is complete;

4. Check whether the surface of the mooncake is If there is an obvious greasy feeling, check whether the shape of the mooncake is standardized, whether the color is uniform, whether the pattern is clear, and check whether there is any scorch or mildew. The newly made mooncakes are bright in color, shiny in appearance and soft in taste.

Old and inferior mooncakes have incorrect color, are dull, dirty, and dry. In addition, some mooncakes look dirty because the oil used is not good or low-quality oil;

5. Label identification: When purchasing mooncakes, consumers need to observe whether the obvious position of the packaging box indicates whether The true attributes of the product; it cannot just be labeled with the trademark name and product name; whether all the raw and auxiliary materials used are labeled in order of dosage, and whether pigments, flavors, preservatives, etc. are labeled.

In addition, consumers should pay special attention to the content, production date, shelf life, factory name, factory address, product implementation standard number, and health license number to avoid purchasing "three noes" products.

Look at the appearance and shape: First of all, the mooncakes are uniform in size, full and even in thickness, with clear patterns, no cracks on the surface, and no filling exposed. The surface pattern of Cantonese-style mooncakes is marked with the factory name and filling core. Beijing-style mooncakes have no pattern or product name. Inferior mooncakes are uneven in size and have too much sugar and filling.

7. Look at the color: the surface of high-quality mooncakes is golden yellow, the bottom is reddish brown, the walls are milky white, the fire color is uniform, the skin grooves are not bluish, and the skin has the luster of egg liquid and grease. The surface of inferior mooncakes is seriously smeared, with green grooves and collapsed tops.

8. Smell: Fresh quality mooncakes can emit a unique and tangy fragrance of mooncakes. Due to different raw materials, the fillings have different fragrances. Inferior mooncakes have rough skin and hard fillings, white teeth marks can be seen when bitten, moldy deterioration, and a peculiar smell.

Precautions for eating mooncakes

1. Eat salty first and then sweet. If there are two kinds of mooncakes, sweet and salty, you should taste them in order of salty first and then sweet, otherwise you won’t be able to taste them.

2. Enjoy mooncakes with tea. If you eat too much mooncakes, you will easily get tired of them. If you drink them with a cup of light tea (scented tea is preferred) and drink them while eating, the taste will be even more wonderful.

3. Eat mooncakes in moderation. Moon cakes contain high amounts of sugar and oil. Eating too much may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, especially for the elderly, children or those with weak gastrointestinal function. They must pay more attention when eating and be sure to eat in moderation.

4. Eat fresh mooncakes. During festivals, people often buy many mooncakes at one time. If mooncakes are stored for a long time, their fillings may deteriorate, and food poisoning may occur after eating them. Therefore, it is best to buy mooncakes and eat them as you go.