Life in Brief: Application of water repeatedly washed vegetables

Many vegetables, like on period of time, thinking that cleaner, eat at ease. In fact, a long soak wash vegetables, do not be more washed residues, or even an increase would make nitrite carcinogens.

First, immersion is not more effective pesticide residue removal. The main components of pesticide residues in organic phosphorus, and this substance is not water soluble. In contrast, tap water rinse to remove detergent and then soaked in pesticides better.

Second, the long soaking to nitrite contents of vegetables also increased. Vegetable soaking vegetables will also increase in nitrite. Soaked with water 20 minutes after the nitrite content in vegetables than washed with detergent, then rinse clean vegetables.

Repeated washing with water is best vegetables 3-4 times, try to avoid soaking, If you have to soak, and time is no more than 20 minutes. When cold vegetables, adding garlic and lemon juice can reduce the risk of nitrite poisoning.