Paul Saladino· MD
this was significantly better than what you can achieve with vinegar
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soaking your produce for 15 minutes in a 1% solution of baking soda 2 teaspoons of baking soda per liter of water reduced 99% of the pesticides on the surface of your fruit and vegetables
There's a study I think it was a recent study that showed that if you use baking soda for 15 minutes and it was like one teaspoon of baking soda per liter yeah it got out 90 plus% of the pesticides from the skin
the study I saw compared vinegar and baking soda and baking soda is way better than vinegar
you can use baking soda to decrease the pesticides on your fruit or your vegetables if you can't find organic 15 minutes in a 1% baking soda solution will do that
the idea is that baking soda is alkaline a lot of these pesticides are acidic so there's some sort of a neutralization going on here
if you can't get organic just buy some baking soda soak it in a 1% solution which is 2 teaspoons per liter for 15 minutes rinse it off and it will significantly reduce the pesticides
the idea with the baking soda is that it's alkaline and that it deactivates a lot of the pesticides that are on these things which can be acidic
this clearly reduced the pesticides significantly
so I think organic is clearly best but if you can't find or you can't afford organic just washing in simple baking soda I mean that clearly made a difference and reduced the pesticide significantly
I think the study shows between 70 and 99% of the pesticides on the surface of fruit
soaking your produce for 15 minutes in a 1% solution of baking soda 2 teaspoons of baking soda per liter of water reduced 99% of the pesticides on the surface of your fruit and vegetables
what you want is an alkaline solution to rinse your produce to soak them to deactivate the pesticides to clean the pesticides off
but this was significantly better than what you can achieve with vinegar
so I think organic is clearly best but if you can't find or you can't afford organic just washing in simple baking soda I mean that clearly made a difference and reduced the pesticide significantly
this clearly reduced the pesticides significantly
the idea with the baking soda is that it's alkaline and that it deactivates a lot of the pesticides that are on these things which can be acidic
Don't use vinegar. A lot of people think vinegar, but the research actually says baking soda is best.
Now, the way this works is that most of the pesticides in your fruit or vegetables are acidic. So, using an alkaline substance like baking soda leads to degradation of those pesticides.
5 g of baking soda, about 1 tspoon per liter of water. Let it soak for 15 minutes. That's all you need.
5 g of baking soda, about 1 tspoon per liter of water. Let it soak for 15 minutes. That's all you need.
Don't use vinegar. A lot of people think vinegar, but the research actually says baking soda is best.
Now, the way this works is that most of the pesticides in your fruit or vegetables are acidic. So, using an alkaline substance like baking soda leads to degradation of those pesticides.
What you want is an alkaline solution to rinse your produce to soak them to deactivate the pesticides, to clean the pesticides off.
A 2017 study from the University of Massachusetts found that soaking your produce for 15 minutes in a 1% solution of baking soda, 2 tespoons of baking soda per liter of water, reduced 99% of the pesticides on the surface of your fruit and vegetables.