3 Easy Ways to Remove Pesticides from Fruits and Vegetables
In modern era, most of the fruits and
vegetables we eat are contaminated with chemicals. Unfortunately, these
unwanted chemicals include harmful pesticides and other dangerous chemicals.
High levels of pesticide deposits in food can be poisonous
and it may cause cancer, immune system disorders, nervous damage, reproductive issues
and birth defects.
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1. Salt Water
Add 1 tablespoon of salt in some water and wash
all your vegetables and fruits properly. It will remove most of the pesticide
that normally present on the surface of the fruits and vegetables.
2. Vinegar Soaking
Mix 10% of white vinegar to 90% water and soak your fruits and
vegetables in them. Stir around and rinse them completely. Be more careful
while washing fruits with thin peel and the berries as vinegar water might
damage their soft outer skin.
3. Cold Water
Almost 60-80% of pesticide deposits on vegetables
and fruits are removed by cold water washing.
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Remember
Be more careful with vegetables
like tomatoes, okra and brinjal and fruits such as apples, mangoes,
grapes, guava, plums, pears and peaches as they might carry more
residue in their cracks.
4. Blanch and Peel
To remove the harmful pesticides and chemicals, you need to treat or
peel the vegetables. Boil water and allow your vegetables to blanch in it for a
few minutes. Generally, blanching helps in removing most of the chemicals. The
other option is peeling that is effective and efficient method of removing
chemicals. You should definitely remove
the skin from fruits to remove all residues of chemicals.
Meat and Chicken
Remove all the excess fat and skin while cooking meat and chicken, since
it could have absorbed pesticide residue.
