Tips For Eliminating Pesticides In Fruits And Vegetables

JAKARTA - Recently, it was exciting to find muscat wine in Thailand containing residual pesticides, which are at an unsafe level. After this case was revealed, several countries in Southeast Asia have tightened supervision of imported fruit, including Indonesia.

However, there are still many fruits and vegetables that still have pesticide sides. To remove pesticides on fruits and vegetables, here are some tips you can do.

Launching the National Library of Medicine page, Friday, November 1, 2024, the most practical and effective way to remove pesticide residues on certain fruits is to peel the fruit skin.

Quoting the Times of India, when it comes to washing fruit and vegetables, it is recommended to wash your hands first using soap. After that, place the fruit and vegetables in a filter container, then wash with running water.

This method will blur the pesticide residues found in fruits and vegetables, and the washing water will immediately drain wasted.

Removing pesticide residues on vegetables and fruit can use baking soda. Using a baking soda solution, it is proven to reduce pesticide residue by up to 90 percent.

How to do it is quite easy, namely preparing a container filled with water, then mixing with baking soda. Then soak the vegetables and fruit in the container for 15 minutes.