There are children, pregnant women and old people at home. Pay attention! Teach you how to remove pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are indispensable in daily life, but now the problem of pesticides in vegetables and fruits is also a special headache. In order to reduce the chances of intake of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, the following methods can be taken.

I. Flushing method

To eliminate pesticides attached to spinach, chicken feather and other leafy vegetables, you can put the vegetables in the sink or washbasin, wash them while washing, that is, wash the vegetables with running water, repeat several times, and effectively clean the residual pesticides.

II. Storage method

The oxygen in the air can decompose some pesticides, so it can be used to prolong the storage time.

Third, soak in alkaline water

The pesticide residues in vegetable epidermis can be removed by soaking melons and fruits in edible alkali water for 5 minutes. But after soaking. Be careful to rinse the lye clean.

IV. Heating method

The decomposition of carbamate pesticides accelerates with the increase of temperature, and this method can be used for vegetables such as spinach, celery, beans, pakchoi and so on. More than 90% of pesticide residues can be removed by boiling vegetables in boiling water for 2 to 5 minutes.

How to choose vegetables

When choosing vegetables and fruits, we should choose vegetables and fruits with less pesticides as far as possible. Such as: onions and garlic with special smell; asparagus with strong resistance to diseases and insects; potatoes, sweet potatoes, wax gourds, radishes, or sets of vegetables and fruits that can be eaten only after peeling.