Vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet, but it is important to know that raw (unprocessed) product can make you in contact with harmful bacteria.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the consumption of fruits and vegetables can increase the risk of food diseases and have had worrying outbreaks in a few years.Through lettuce, spinach, tomatoes and melon polluted ...
To protect yourself from eating contaminated fruits and vegetables, the FDA recommends that you wash the product before eating.
But what do you need to wash fruits and vegetables properly?Here are what experts suggest.
3 simple steps to wash your fruit and vegetables
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), before and after washing the product, you should always wash your hands carefully and clean the processing tools that you will use, including, includingCPCs and utensils.
When you are ready to start the process of washing fruits and vegetables, Carissa Galloway, a nutritionist in the United States, encourages you to follow these steps:
1. Keep the product in the sink under the cold faucet.
2. Use a clean paper towel to remove all grit and dirt from the product.You can also use clean brushes only to clean the product for this step.
3. Dry the product with a paper towel if you do not intend to eat immediately to keep the maturity of the product.For green leafy vegetables, using a vegetable camera to dry can also be helpful.
Some additional steps that CDC recommend is to remove the parts of the product or damage of the product and remove the crushed or torn leaves from the salad or cabbage because they can contain more bacteria or dirt..
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Just wash fruits and vegetables with cold water
Galloway said: "There are many other options and theories, but the best option is just washing [products] under cold water."
And CDC agrees with her.Although you may often hear about using detergents, soap or commercial cleaning water to wash agricultural products, the agency does not recommend using fruit and vegetables.The use of baking soda or vinegar to wash agricultural products has also become popular, but not necessary, according to experts like Galloway.
"When you consider research, when people use baking soda, it will reduce bacteria a bit more," Galloway said.But both baking soda and vinegar are likely to affect the integrity of the product by causing the product to be broken faster or with other flavors, she noted.
Source and photo: CNBC