One of the most useful items we have at our disposal is baking soda because it has powerful therapeutic effects and is so practical. It soothes heartburn, improves the health of your skin and hair, whitens your teeth, works as a strong cleaner, and does a lot more.
According to reports, it can also remove up to 90% of pesticides from fruits and vegetables.
The effectiveness of baking soda in cleaning gala apples was examined in a study by University of Massachusetts researchers.
Thiabendazole and phosmet, two widely used pesticides—the first a fungicide that can penetrate apple peels and the latter an effective insecticide—were employed.
Moreover, they used three different liquids to clean the contaminated apples: tap water, a one percent baking soda/water solution, and the most commonly used commercial bleach solution approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
They found that the baking soda solution eliminated more pesticides in 2 minutes when soaked in the bleach solutions, and when rinsed in the running tap water. Yet, they needed to soak in the baking soda for 12- 15 minutes to completely eliminate all pesticides.
Baking soda is an alkaline salt, so it is eco-friendly, and effective produce wash, that easily removes pesticide residue from hard0skinned fruits and vegetables.
All you have to do is to add a few tablespoons of it to a bowl of water and soak the veggies and fruits in it for several minutes. Then, rinse them with fresh cold water.
In the case of fruits like muskmelons, whose nooks and crannies in the rinds easily trap dirt and microbes, sprinkle baking soda over them, and scrub away with a produce brush.
Simple, but highly effective! Try it next time and be sure that your foods are free of pesticides!
According to reports, it can also remove up to 90% of pesticides from fruits and vegetables.
The effectiveness of baking soda in cleaning gala apples was examined in a study by University of Massachusetts researchers.
Thiabendazole and phosmet, two widely used pesticides—the first a fungicide that can penetrate apple peels and the latter an effective insecticide—were employed.
Moreover, they used three different liquids to clean the contaminated apples: tap water, a one percent baking soda/water solution, and the most commonly used commercial bleach solution approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
They found that the baking soda solution eliminated more pesticides in 2 minutes when soaked in the bleach solutions, and when rinsed in the running tap water. Yet, they needed to soak in the baking soda for 12- 15 minutes to completely eliminate all pesticides.
Baking soda is an alkaline salt, so it is eco-friendly, and effective produce wash, that easily removes pesticide residue from hard0skinned fruits and vegetables.
All you have to do is to add a few tablespoons of it to a bowl of water and soak the veggies and fruits in it for several minutes. Then, rinse them with fresh cold water.
In the case of fruits like muskmelons, whose nooks and crannies in the rinds easily trap dirt and microbes, sprinkle baking soda over them, and scrub away with a produce brush.
Simple, but highly effective! Try it next time and be sure that your foods are free of pesticides!