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The strawberry season is in full swing. Poles are using this unique month of strawberry en masse and eating these fruits in surprising amounts. Hardly any of us do not like these juicy, red, aromatic products, and at the same time few of us know that… strawberries reign at the top of the list of the most contaminated fruits on sale!
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Dirty strawberry
The American organization EWG (Environmental Working Group) co The year carries out research on fruit and vegetables, which, after appropriate analyzes presents as consumer-friendly and easy-to-remember lists: The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen (EWG’s 2018 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce ™). According to this year’s analyzes, the infamous first place in the Dirty Dozen was precisely strawberry. It was shown that in one third of the tested strawberry servings there were residues of more than 10 pesticides, in one sample they were found even 22, and 99% of the tested samples were contaminated with at least one the type of pesticide. Strawberries were on this list not only because of the number of pesticides used for their cultivation, but also by the fact that in the case of of these fruits, residues are still measurable after harvesting, pre-rinsing and washing immediately before consumption.
Pesticides are a silent killer
These are funds that accumulate in the body and unfortunately not they make themselves felt immediately after consuming contaminated products. Only after years, they show mutagenic effects, resulting in neoplasms or disorders prenatal development. Of course, there are also substances for human beings are not harmful enough, but most pesticides can increase risk of cancer, fertility problems, as well as nature problems endocrine or neurological. This is the price we pay for fruit not very much perishable, available for longer periods of the year and more inviting visually.
Ecological and local
How to prevent the accumulation of pesticides in the body and at the same time take advantage of the strawberry season?
First of all, it is worth choosing fruit from local farmers, in the market nearby, not in the supermarket. Shopping from a private person allows to familiarize yourself with the issue of fertilizing fruit, so let’s use this occasion and let us ask questions. The very appearance of organic fruits is different from these stuffed with pesticides – they are uneven, not identical, sometimes it will happen fruit with a less fresh stalk or slightly crumpled. It’s nothing wrong, on the contrary – this proves its naturalness and health benefits.
Frequent washing extends life
A good way to make sure the fruit in question is free both from microbes and the risk of ingestion has been minimized an unnecessarily large amount of chemical impurities, it is multiplied gentle fruit (or vegetable) bath.
First, we prepare a mixture of a liter of water and a half glasses of any type of vinegar. We rinse the products in it for 2 minutes. Then we spread a heaped tablespoon of baking soda in a liter of clean water. After a 2-3 minute bath, we can rinse the fruit or vegetables clean water without additives. Special liquids for this purpose are also available in stores – it is really worth considering their purchase – after all, it is about our health and loved ones.
Źródła:
ewg.org
organeoblog.pl
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