How to properly wash fruits and vegetables

Adherents of a healthy lifestyle is necessary there are natural herbal products. But imported vegetables and fruits rather frightened than attracted. Layfhaker tell you how to protect yourself from toxins and get maximum benefit.

News talk about the next shipments of toxic products agriculture around the world. "But this is obviously somewhere there - we think - we are not concerned." And the shops and tempting shiny apples, tomatoes, glossy and shiny oranges. And we, forgetting everything in the world, has a tray to your mouth fresh fruit for immediate tasting. Stop! A wash?

The processed fruit and vegetables

Not all regions can boast of a plentiful crop, but because fruits and vegetables are delivered from abroad, especially in the cold season. But organic products do not have a long shelf life, so for safety during transport are treated.

• Paraffin and wax covered fruit to give them a glossy shine and extend shelf life.
• Biphenyl impregnated paper, which is wrapped in citrus. This product of oil refining is considered carcinogenic.
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• Methyl bromide and processed fruit fungicides for pest control and mold.
• The sulfur dioxide is placed dried to increase shelf life and giving presentation.
• More pesticides are added at the stage of fruit ripening, to get rid of insects and fungi. They are toxic and can accumulate in the human body, causing irreversible consequences.
• Nitrates are used to fertilize the soil and accelerate the growth of plants. They are stored in the fruit and other parts of plants. For a man nitrates are dangerous, and in large doses - deadly.

Even if you are sure of the origin of the fruit, do not eat them straight from the tree. There may be particles of earth, remnants of life of insects, birds and animals.

How to neutralize the fruits and vegetables

General rules

Delicate salad and gherkin not scrub brush one: for each product its cleaning subtleties. But there are standard rules of hygiene for all:

• Any fruits and vegetables can be rinsed in cold running water. it advisesHow does FDA recommend washing fruits and vegetables? even Management on sanitary inspection by the Food and Drug Administration.
• Wash the fruit just before serving. During processing, the outer layer is damaged, and the product began to deteriorate.

How to wash your fruits

• Glossy and slippery fruit wax brush and soap laundered in cold running water.
• Citrus recommended scalded with boiling water: hot water will not harm their dense skins, but neutralize surface preservatives.

Wash fruit even those, who are going to be cleaned before eating. Surface dirt can get into the flesh through your hands.

• Grapes will be useful to souls. Divide into small bunches of brush for easy and dry after water procedures in a colander.
• Pineapple wash without clearing of leaves, with a brush and soap.
• With watermelon and melon Be particularly careful in the process of aging they lie directly on the ground.
• If you allergyIt is superfluous any fruit soak in cold water for an hour.
• Not sure about the origin of purchased fruit? Proceed for sure: cut the rind, it is advisable to reserve.
• Dried rinse in cold water, and after parboiled to get rid of preservatives that are not stint unscrupulous manufacturers.

How to wash your vegetables

• If the cutting of cucumber, potato or zucchini under the peel you find yellow spots, throw this vegetable. These traces indicate elevated levels of nitrates.
• Remember that the most harmful substances in the upper and lower part of the fetus, the upper leaves and cobs, rind. Remove or cut them before use.
• In addition remove the carrot core: it also accumulate toxins.
• Root vegetables (radishes, turnips, potatoes, etc.) must be cleaned from the ground residue. For this soak them in a warm water for 10-15 minutes and then thoroughly scrub brush.
• At first cut the onion collum, clean peel from the vegetable, and then rinse in cold running water.
• Cabbage usually do not wash, but removes the top dirty and limp leaves and stalks are cut.
• By cauliflower before bathing walk grater or a knife to cut away the blackened buds. If there are bugs Kocani, soak it in salt water for 10 minutes or in water with vinegar (1 tablespoon per liter of water) for half an hour.
• Lettuce, parsley, chives, dill, clean the roots and stalks of withered, and then fill with cold water large capacity and rinse it leaves from sand and dust.

As you wash your fruits and vegetables before eating? Are you afraid of nitrates and pesticides? Do you have a recipe for cleaning? Share in the comments.