It is unbelievable that the fruits and vegetables we consume are full of pesticides and chemicals, making it harmful for human health. Pesticides are primarily used for the cultivation of crops and in some cases as residues. But, nowadays fruits and vegetable possess highly unacceptable amount of pesticide in them.
High levels of chemicals and pesticides can be really toxic and can cause real danger to human health by causing damage to the nervous and reproductive systems, birth defects, disruption of the immune system and even cancer.
How to Remove Pesticides from Fruits and Vegetables?
The government is doing their part by spreading awareness to farmers and vendors about the side effects of pesticides. But, everyone needs to be aware and cautious about the health risks that they possess and should take the required preventive measures to minimize any kind of health damage. Here are some useful tips, which can come real handy to remove pesticides and other chemicals from fruits and vegetables:
- Wash Your Food and Wash it Right
According to Centre for Science and Environment, washing fruits and vegetables with 2% of salt water can help in removing most of the pesticide that appears on the surface of fruits. Also, be more careful before consuming fruits and vegetables like grapes, guava, apple, mangoes, peaches, tomatoes, eggplant or brinjal as they might carry more chemicals and pesticides.
- Vinegar Soak
Make a solution with 10% vinegar and 90% water and soak all your fruits and veggies in them and stir them thoroughly. Be careful while washing fruits with thin peel and berries, as the solution can damage their outer skin.
- Keep your Fruits and Vegetables in Warm Water and Peel
Keeping your food and vegetable in warm water for a short while can help you remove pesticides and chemicals.
Peeling is another way to remove pesticides and chemicals, especially when there is some residue in the
Peeling is another efficient way to remove residue and comes highly recommended, especially when there might be some chemicals on the surface of the fruit.
Best way to wash vegetables and fruits
Merely fruit and veggie wash cannot remove all the pesticides and residues, which disinfects your fruits and vegetables. We should realize that only washing, peeling, or keeping them in warm water won’t make it germ-free. Fruit and vegetable purifier from KENT is the best and most effective way of washing vegetable and fruits. Kent Ozone Vegetable Purifier is a stylish, innovative and effective appliance, which helps in making your life germ free. It works on ozone technology killing harmful pathogens and microorganisms. This vegetable cleaner from KENT can also clean antibiotics and hormones present in meat, fish and seafood.
Source: https://www.kent.co.in/blog/why-should-we-wash-fruits-and-vegetables-before-eating/
Mary Pelchat 