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How To Clean Vegetables And Fruits

rqi Jun 02 2022 By admin
People get a lot of fruits and vegetables in their diet every day to maintain the nutrition of the body. However, with the development of science and technology, some pesticides are used in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables. Although they can kill insects and weeds in a short time, and increase production and income, they have increased a lot of safety hazards for our consumption. Vegetable washing of fruits is important, especially to effectively remove pesticides from fruits and vegetables. This article lists several common ways to wash fruits and vegetables, and finds the best way to wash and wash fruits and vegetables for you.
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Washing, ozone, white vinegar, salt, baking soda and other methods can clean the fruit to a certain extent. In industry, water bubble cleaning equipment can be used for cleaning to improve work efficiency.
 

The Importance Of Cleaning Fruits And Vegetables

At present, certain pesticides are used in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, and some dust will inevitably accumulate on the surface during picking and transportation. Fruits and vegetables are inseparable from the cleaning process, which is closely related to our dietary safety. When eating vegetables and fruits, if the pesticide residues on vegetables and fruits are not removed, after these pesticides enter our body, they will accumulate in a certain amount and will seriously affect our health.

How Do You Remove Pesticides From Fruits And Vegetables?

Clear water can only remove part of the polluted pesticides, but water washing is the basic method for removing other contaminants and pesticides on vegetables and fruits. Generally, first rinse off the surface dirt with clean water, and then soak in clean water for 20-30 minutes.
 
The use of fruit and vegetable cleaning agents, salt, baking soda, etc. can increase the dissolution of pesticides, so a small amount of fruit and vegetable cleaning agents can be added during soaking, and then rinsed with running water two or three times after soaking.
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Common Methods Of Cleaning Fruits And Vegetables

1. Can Vinegar And Water Wash Fruits And Vegetables?

Yes,vinegar and water can wash fruit and vegetables. But need to use white vinegar. White vinegar can change the acidity and alkalinity of fruits and vegetables during cleaning, and can interact with some alkaline pesticides with amino and base structures to dissolve and remove them. In addition, white vinegar contains a certain amount of acetic acid, and the pH value of acetic acid is low, which is not suitable for microbial growth. Washing fruits and vegetables with white vinegar can also kill Bacillus and Escherichia coli on the surface of fruits and vegetables, which has a good bactericidal and antibacterial effect.

2 How To Clean Vegetables With Baking Soda

Can. Acidic pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables can usually be quickly decomposed in an alkaline environment, so soaking in alkaline water and adding an appropriate amount of baking soda is a good method.

3.How To Wash Vegetables With Salt 

Soak some fruits and vegetables in light salt water and gently scrub, not only can sterilize and disinfect,
It can also be washed more cleanly.

4. How To Wash Vegetables In Factory 

The factory will use fruit and vegetable cleaning machines to clean vegetables in large quantities, such as bubble cleaning machines, brush cleaning machines, and eddy current cleaning machines. Bubble cleaning machine is the most widely used, mainly used for cleaning leafy vegetables and most fruits; brush cleaning machine is mainly used for cleaning root vegetables; eddy current cleaning machine is mainly used for cleaning chopped fruits and vegetables. Fruit and vegetable washing machines generally simulate manual cleaning actions, and are equipped with a flushing link to efficiently clean pesticides and dust on the surface of fruits and vegetables, with high cleaning efficiency and good cleaning effect, saving water and reducing labor.
 

What Is The Best Way To Wash Vegetable And Fruit?

The best way to clean fruits and vegetables, of course, is to use a fruit and vegetable washing machine, which avoids the irresponsible situation that may occur in manual cleaning and ensures the cleaning effect.
 
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