Summer is a season when all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables are on the market in large quantities, but all kinds of strange statements follow.
Are there really many pesticides in fruits and vegetables? Dr. Clove will take you to analyze them one by one.
Hollow strawberries are harmful?
Rumor has it that hollow strawberries use swelling agents, which are harmful to human body…….
Strawberry hollow only shows that its exterior grows faster than its interior, which may be due to the use of [swelling agent], or it may only be due to sufficient fertilizer and suitable climate.
Moreover, don’t discriminate against swelling agent, it is a plant growth regulator allowed to be used in China and many countries in the world.
Strawberries with swelling agent may indeed have worse flavor, but this does not mean that they are harmful.
Pointed tomatoes are harmful?
It is said that ripened tomatoes are pointed, not only have poor nutritional value, but also may have tomato alkali and toxicity.
In fact, tomatoes have spires, which may be simply crooked or have variety characteristics.
Among the many tomato varieties, one is called “Spring Peach”. Its characteristic and selling point is that it is shaped like a peach, that is, it has a spire.
Just because you haven’t seen this variety, you can’t plant people [ripening] and [containing tomato alkali].
Moreover, it is legal to use ethephon to ripen fruits.
Is white-seeded watermelon harmful?
Rumor has it that ripened watermelons have a short ripening time, their pulp is red but their seeds are flat and white. Such white-seeded watermelons are harmful to health.
In fact, these white seeds are actually undeveloped seed embryos (unfertilized [eggs]). The greenhouse watermelon cultured in early spring does not have enough temperature to pollinate normally and cannot develop normally. Fruit growers will use plant growth regulators to help it set fruit.
Because there is no pollination, [melon seeds] will not develop normally, which has nothing to do with ripening (seedless watermelons also have white seeds).
The sweetness and taste of these watermelons may indeed be different from those of conventional watermelons, but it cannot be said that they are harmful.
Ripening bananas are harmful?
It is still rumored… It is said that ripening bananas will use ammonia water or sulfur dioxide. Although the pulp is good-looking, it tastes poor and may affect the nervous system and liver and kidney functions.
The truth is: banana ripening is the normal process of the industry.
The standard operation in banana industry is picking when green, preserving under suitable conditions, and ripening with ethephon when selling.
Dr. Clove does not deny that some vendors may use ammonia or sulfur dioxide, but they are also legal food processing aids and reasonable use will not affect health.
Is pungent litchi harmful?
It is said that in order to ensure the good looks of litchi, litchi vendors will spray litchi with [fresh-keeping water] made of sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid to make it sell better.
The fact is: fresh-keeping water is indeed used, but it is harmless.
For litchi that [turns pale for one day], it is really necessary to use [chemical liquid medicine] to keep it fresh, otherwise it really cannot be sold.
Generally speaking, businesses will use bleaching powder and other fungicides, but it is not excluded that some will use hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, but:
- Hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid are both food processing aids [used on demand] and are not illegal. Most businesses still use special fresh-keeping liquid because the effect of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid is not good.
Litchi sprayed with liquid medicine is not terrible, just clean it well.
Ripening mangoes are harmful?
It is said that some vendors wrap mangoes with paper containing quicklime and ethephon, which can ripen mangoes in one night and is harmful to health.
To tell the truth, ethylene is a signal molecule for fruit ripening, and the natural ripening of trees depends on it.
Ripening with ethephon is a standard operation in modern agriculture, and lime is not illegal. Mangoes from non-producing areas and non-seasonal areas are treated in this way.
Mangoes ripened, don’t be afraid.
The fruit with medicine is terrible?
If the fruits with liquid medicine cannot be bought, then the northern people can bid farewell to tropical fruits such as bananas and mangoes from now on.
No matter whether it is swelling agent, fresh-keeping liquid or ripening agent… as long as the operation mode meets the national standard, it will not cause harm to human body.
Because these drugs have undergone perfect safety assessment, the premise that they can be approved for use is that they will not do any harm to the body after eating for a lifetime.
I’m really worried. I just need to clean it carefully after I buy it.
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