Xinyang residents, beware: do not buy these six common vegetables

Vegetables are something we eat all the time, so what should we pay attention to when buying them? How should we buy vegetables? Which vegetables should not be bought? Let's find out below about the six vegetables that are best not bought.

Tomatoes that are too firm:

The firmer the tomato, the more plant hormones have been used; it is best not to buy them, or if you do buy them, do not eat them right away. Leave them for two or three days to extend the ripening period and wait for them to soften naturally. By then the unhealthy ripening agent will also have been released. In addition, tomatoes that are red on the outside but green inside may be related to ripening agents.

Leafy greens that are too pale:

Vegetables grown in greenhouses look far better and more appealing than those grown under direct sunlight, with paler leaves, but their nutritional content definitely cannot compare with naturally grown seasonal vegetables. So when buying leafy greens, choose the dark-colored ones.

Those that smell off:

Unlike vegetables such as cilantro and fennel that naturally have a scent, vegetables with high pesticide residues or that have been treated with inferior pesticides will have a very pungent, off-putting smell. Before buying, you can pick them up and give them a sniff.

Radishes with a split core:

Radishes or melons with a split core are best not eaten; they have most likely suffered serious pest damage, or it may be caused by artificial, abnormal growing processes.

Cucumbers that keep growing:

If a cucumber you bought "grows" bigger overnight and is larger the next day, it has definitely been treated with a hormone swelling agent.

Vegetables that have been washed:

These days it is hard to find radishes or lotus root with mud still on them in the market. Vendors say bluntly: "Nobody wants vegetables that are too dirty." Washed vegetables are not a pesticide problem, but a bacteria problem, and bacteria are very hard to remove whether you soak them in salt or blanch them in water.

(Huanqiu.com)