The strawberry season is in full swing. Fruits can be used in various culinary recipes or consumed only as a healthy snack. However, it turns out that strawberries can be treated with pesticides that protect them from pests. How to find out if the bought fruits were sprayed? There is one handy way.

How to recognize sprayed strawberries? This is how they can be washed

In many cases, strawberries are sold in stores previously treated with plant protection products. It turns out that without pesticides, only fruits coming from ecological farms, but we do not always have the opportunity to buy them.

So how to recognize sprayed strawberries? Just do a simple test using vinegar and soda bicarbonate.

  • First prepare a larger bowl or pot.
  • Pour a solution of water and vinegar into the container (3: 1, ie 3 parts of water and 1 part of vinegar).
  • Place the strawberries into this solution.
  • Leave them soaked for 5 minutes.
  • After this time, fold the strawberry into the second solution – this time from the water and one teaspoon of soda bicarbonate. Leave the strawberries again for 5 minutes.
  • If water changes color or cloudy during the dipping of strawberries in a vinegar or soda solution, there is a high probability that they have been sprayed. Finally, the strawberries should be thoroughly rinsed under running water.
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Can we eat sprayed strawberries?

Many preparations used to spray strawberries can have a negative effect on health. Although pesticides help fight pests, they can also be harmful to people if consumed with fruit. Their excess can cause unpleasant symptoms and there is a risk of developing various diseases with prolonged action.

It is therefore recommended to wash the strawberries thoroughly under running water. It is worth using the above method (soaking in acetic solution and in water with soda bicarbonate), which can help remove part of the harmful substances accumulated on the surface of strawberries.

It should also be stressed that it is absolutely inappropriate to consume moldy strawberries. In this case It will not help to remove the rotten piece of fruit. Mycotoxins produced by mold are also present in parts of strawberries that look undamaged. These substances are dangerous to health and can cause poisoning.

Eat the fruits and cook the tea from the leaves. It will help you lose weight