How to remove pesticide residues from vegetables? A few simple and practical tips

Today, the food on our tables is no longer the clean food of the past. Modern agriculture has grown accustomed to relying on fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals. Their use not only reduces the nutritional value of food, but also harms our bodies. Below, Xiao Ma Ge shares with you some tips for removing pesticides from vegetables!

1. Soaking method for removing pesticides: For Chinese cabbage, spinach, and the like, soak them in clean water to remove pesticides. You can also add a small amount of detergent to the clean water, soak for about 30 minutes, then rinse with clean water.

2. Blanching method for removing pesticides: For green beans, celery, green peppers, tomatoes, and the like, blanch them for 5 to 10 minutes first before cooking; this can achieve the effect of removing some pesticide residues.

3. Peeling method for removing pesticides: For radishes, carrots, potatoes, as well as winter melon, bitter melon, cucumber, loofah and other melons and vegetables, it is best to peel them before rinsing in clean water. Especially for some fruits and vegetables with uneven surfaces and many fine hairs, which easily pick up pesticides, peeling is an effective way to remove pesticides.

4. Method for removing pesticides with rice-washing water: The alkaline rice-washing water has a notable effect on neutralizing organophosphorus pesticides. You can soak vegetables in rice-washing water for 10 to 20 minutes, then rinse them clean with clean water, and you can effectively remove the organophosphorus pesticides remaining on the vegetables; you can also add 2 spoons of baking soda to a basin of water, then put the vegetables into the water and soak for 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse them clean with clean water.

5. Method for removing pesticides by heating and cooking: To remove residual pesticides on the surface of vegetables, they should be cooked and otherwise processed before eating to remove pesticide residues, so that everyone can eat with peace of mind. After heating and cooking, most pesticides will break down, so cooking vegetables can eliminate pesticide residues in vegetables. Heating can also make pesticides disappear as they evaporate with steam, so do not cover the pot when making vegetable soup or stir-frying vegetables.

6. Method for removing pesticides by rinsing with clean water: When washing fruits and vegetables, it is best to rinse them with running clean water. By relying on the dilution and cleaning power of water, most of the pesticides remaining on the surface of vegetables can be removed.