Which fruits and vegetables have more pesticide residues? Buy according to this article, do not make mistakes, suggest collection

There are many theories about pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

Asparagus is the vegetable that absorbs pesticides and heavy metals the most. In foreign countries, it is used to purify the soil, but no one eats it.

Cucumbers with small yellow flowers on the top are all pesticides.

There are many disabled strawberries.

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These remarks make consumers wonder, can these fruits and vegetables still be eaten? How can I buy fruits and vegetables that I can eat at ease?

The agricultural residues of these fruits and vegetables are very high.

Many articles that "analyze" agricultural residues in fruits and vegetables will use the data of EWG, an American environmental protection group, as evidence. They do publish rankings on pesticide residues every year.

In the picture below, there are 12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables on the left and 12 cleanest fruits and vegetables on the right.

It won't be translated one by one, because.

This is actually a seriously misleading list.

EWG is neither a government administrative department nor an academic institution, but a non-governmental organization advocating environmental protection.

Their list of the 12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's pesticide residue testing database. The latest USDA report is as follows:

No pesticide residues were detected in 15 per cent of the samples and 99 per cent were far below the standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The samples with agricultural residues exceeding the standard only account for 0.53% of the total number of samples.

To sum up, the agricultural residues in conventional fruits and vegetables are not worth worrying about.

Therefore, there is no ranking form for agricultural residues of fruits and vegetables. When choosing fruits and vegetables, you can buy whatever you like, and you don't have to worry too much about which kind of vegetables or fruits have too many agricultural residues.

Because there are not so many pesticide residues harmful to health in the fruits and vegetables bought in regular supermarkets and vegetable markets.

Why do you have to use pesticides?

The area of cultivated land in China is decreasing year by year, but the grain output per unit area of land is increasing year by year.

Why?

Because of technological advances. Breeding, pesticide, chemical fertilizer, agricultural mechanization and fresh-keeping technology are all indispensable.

Pesticides are mainly for weeding and pest control. Without reducing production, the prices of grains and vegetables will rise. In addition, there is no need to panic as soon as you hear that there are pesticide residues. If there are enough pesticide residues in the food, it will be fine.

The research direction of modern pesticides is designed in the direction of non-toxicity to human beings. And through a large number of experiments, the researchers calculated a harmless value by taking into account both acute and chronic toxicity.

This value balances the benefits of pest control and weed control with the risk of pesticide residues.

In the related reports of serious agricultural residues in fruits and vegetables, strawberries, leeks, spinach and so on appear with a high frequency.

But what about the truth? Take strawberries, for example.

There are few strawberries whose agricultural residues exceed the standard.

The news of "strawberry agricultural residues exceeding the standard", which was hyped two years ago, was later proved impossible in theory and unreliable in practice, and even large-scale tests organized by the government have never been found.

It's fake news!

To get rid of agricultural residues, these three tricks are very effective.

Everyone's concern about agricultural residues is understandable. They think that there are "excessive agricultural residues" in fruits and vegetables, so something should be done to "remove" them.

If you are really worried, then teach you three more tricks to clean up the remaining possible agricultural residues.

1. Flushing

Rinse and scrub under tap water for more than 30 seconds.

For example, when washing strawberries, do not cut, rinse with running water is enough.

Other more complex and advanced cleaning methods, such as salt water, alkaline water, flour water, ozone ultrasonic compound enzyme, just make you feel more at ease psychologically, and may not be of much use.

two。 Peeling

If there are agricultural residues, they are basically on the surface. Many people are reluctant to give up "skin nutrition". In fact, there is not much. It is up to them to decide whether to peel or not.

3. Heating

General heating can promote the degradation of pesticides.

Most vegetables, whether they are hollow vegetables or leeks or cabbages, are cooked before we eat them.

Try to buy fruits and vegetables through regular channels, then wash them and cook them properly. In fact, it is not complicated to avoid agricultural residues.

Generally speaking, everyone can rest assured to eat fruits and vegetables and feel at ease.

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