How to wash vegetables to remove pesticide residues

At present, the pesticide residues in vegetables in our country are still outstanding. Therefore, we must carefully clean raw vegetables before eating them. We must first weigh the advantages and disadvantages. Since certain insecticides increase with temperature, decomposition will accelerate.

Here are some simple ways to wash vegetables:

Water immersion washing method

Mainly used for leafy vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, cabbage and so on. The surface dirt is usually rinsed off with water, then soaked in clean water for at least 10 minutes. So rinsing soaked 2 to 3 times, can remove most of the remaining pesticide ingredients.

Taomi water cleaning method:

Washing vegetables with rice water can effectively reduce pesticide residues on vegetables, but Taomi water is best used once or twice.

Cleaning to skin: For skinned vegetables such as cucumbers, carrots, wax gourds, pumpkins, eggplants, tomatoes, etc., you can use sharps to cut into the skin that contains residual pesticides, eat only the fleshy part, both delicious and safe.

Taomi water cleaning method

Washing vegetables with rice water can effectively reduce pesticide residues on vegetables, but Taomi water is best used once or twice.

Cleaning to skin

For skinned vegetables such as cucumbers, carrots, wax gourds, pumpkins, eggplants, tomatoes, etc., you can use sharps to cut into the skins that contain residual pesticides and eat only the meaty portion, which is delicious and safe.