2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Since spring the fruits and vegetables are back on our table. Colorful, juicy and fragrant, they are ready to give us pleasure in any delicious combination. But do we know that sometimes they are dangerous. Hundreds of tons every year pesticides are used by farmers around the world, and eventually their toxic residues appear in our plates on the surface of fruits and vegetables.
According to a recent food contamination study, 72.6 percent of fruits and 41.1 percent of vegetables have traces of pesticides. Why are fruits more contaminated than vegetables and which are the least harmful?
Which fruits are the purest
Why is one fruit preferable to another? This depends on the degree of its processing, its bark, its geographical origin and the type of tree on which it is grown, commented Francois Weyert, author of the Great Book of Antitoxides. Among the fruits with the least pesticide content the avocado is the leader with 23.1% leftovers. The reason is its hard bark, which protects the fetus and protects it from insect attacks. That is why it needs the least processing.
In second place is kiwi (27.1% pesticides). It has natural protection due to its hair and its thickness. It is followed by plums (34. 8%).
After the most contaminated fruits, according to recent studies, are grapes, tangerines, cherries, as well as grapefruit, strawberries, peaches and oranges. They all contain over 80% pesticide residues.
Vegetables with the least pesticides
Most vegetables are initially protected from the soil and less susceptible to disease. But, of course, their appearance also matters. Artichokes or eggplants, for example, have a healthier and coarser skin than fruits such as cherries, strawberries or grapes. That's why they need less processing, Weyert explains.
According to the study, the five least polluted products are corn, asparagus, sweet potatoes, beets and cauliflower - all with less than 7% pesticide residues. At the top of the list of vegetables that should be avoided are white celery, fresh spices, chicory, lettuce and peppers.
How to remove the maximum amount of pesticides?
Here are some rules for washing and preparing products from conventional agriculture. First, as much as possible, it is best to peel fruits and vegetables, although often the main part of the nutrients is in the peel. There is another solution, a little longer, but which retains all the vitamins. I recommend soaking them in a large bowl of water and washing them well with a small vegetable brush, Weyert advises.
If these measures are not taken, they are preferably organic or unprocessed products. Then a simple wash is enough.
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