Apples and Pesticides

[rotuts]

very interesting

 

Apples  

 

last time I checked

 

have a lot pf pesticides on them

 

ignoring Organic-ish  

 

well , not going there right now :

 

https://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-pesticides-apples/baking-soda-plus-water-best-for-washing-pesticides-off-apples-idINKBN1CW2KV

 

hope right there

[Nancy in Pátzcuaro]

Here in México we use Microdyne, which is colloidal silver. I'm definitely trying the baking soda wash, though I don't know how to evaluate how well it works without a lab test. If anyone has any information about the effectiveness of Microdyne vs. baking soda, I'd like to hear about it.

 

Nancy in Pátzcuaro

[ElsieD]

My husband will no longer eat apples even after I wash them.  He says his throat tightens/swells up, sometimes badly which I attribute to the pesticides.  He can, however, eat peeled and cooked ones, after washing.  I'll keep the baking soda treatment in mind.  Thanks for posting this.

[gfweb]

59 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

My husband will no longer eat apples even after I wash them.  He says his throat tightens/swells up, sometimes badly which I attribute to the pesticides.  He can, however, eat peeled and cooked ones, after washing.  I'll keep the baking soda treatment in mind.  Thanks for posting this.

 

Might be Oral Allergy Syndrome. The allergen for apples is in the peel.

[ElsieD]

@gfweb  Thank you.  I just read the Wikipedia entry for this and I'll have him read it when he gets home.  I'd never heard of this.

[rotuts]

Very Interesting 

 

of course

 

should it not be

 

@ElsieD 

 

Hub

 

aster discussing this with 

 

Zeus

 

get a decent and For Sure

 

Organic Apple

 

One

 

make sure you are confidant no pesticides were used

 

the peel there apple

 

and offer fist the flesh dans le peel

 

the try some peel

 

not to much at first

 

Zeus need to approve of this.

 

that's what MC says

 

 

[Toliver]

I read the same article last week. Of course they point out that as good as the baking soda soak was, it did nothing to any pesticides that have migrated into the apple through the peel. Still, it's better results than not doing the soak...

[Toliver]

39 minutes ago, rotuts said:

...get a decent and For Sure

 

Organic Apple

 

One

 

make sure you are confidant no pesticides were used...

Remember that "Organic" doesn't necessarily mean "Pesticide-free". There are some "natural" pesticides that are allowed under "Organic" guidelines. You can Google this subject for more info.

[Fernwood]

When I'm washing apples, bell peppers and other produce with relatively sturdy skins I usually use some "dishwashing liquid" (not automatic dishwasher detergent) and rinse well.  (I don't use detergent for delicate things like raspberries.)  I guess I have no way to know if baking soda would be more effective; the dish detergent is very convenient.  One might think that the wax on apple and citrus skins (even the endogenous wax) could trap some substances like pesticides and I always imagine that the mild detergent is increasing my chance of clearing that residue but, really, it's magical thinking on my part--I have no data.  

[JoNorvelleWalker]

14 minutes ago, Fernwood said:

When I'm washing apples, bell peppers and other produce with relatively sturdy skins I usually use some "dishwashing liquid" (not automatic dishwasher detergent) and rinse well.  (I don't use detergent for delicate things like raspberries.)  I guess I have no way to know if baking soda would be more effective; the dish detergent is very convenient.  One might think that the wax on apple and citrus skins (even the endogenous wax) could trap some substances like pesticides and I always imagine that the mild detergent is increasing my chance of clearing that residue but, really, it's magical thinking on my part--I have no data.  

 

I use detergent on my citrus, apples, avocados, and other hard-skinned produce.  Not only for pesticides.