It's good when early vegetables, fruits, various berries start to appear! But, unfortunately, many manufacturers of such products in pursuit of a quick harvest and good income accelerate the maturation process of these products, adding various, not always safe fertilizers. Is it possible to reduce the content of harmful nitrates in early vegetables and fruits? How can this be done?
1. Washing and cleaning vegetables
The constant rule is the washing of all vegetables and fruits. Do not eat spoiled food. If necessary, you need to clean vegetables and fruits from the peel. Most importantly, it is necessary to take into account and know in which places in the vegetables and fruits the greatest amount of nitrates accumulates. This will help to avoid serious harm to the body.
2. Water - our assistant
To reduce the amount of nitrates, vegetables and fruits need to be put in cold water for a while. In this case, it is desirable to change the water at least once. It is not necessary to leave fruit vegetables in water for a long time, since useful substances will leave with nitrates.
3. Various cooking methods
It turns out that when processing by various methods( cooking, quenching, preserving), it takes from 10% to 80% of harmful and unnecessary substances. But, for example, when preserving these harmful substances are concentrated in the brine. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account a number of points when preparing food.
4. Ascorbic acid
If, however, you risk taking early fruits and vegetables, it is better to protect your body by taking ascorbic acid. This will help reduce the negative impact of nitrates on the body.
5. Storage of
products The rules for storage of such products should be considered. Of course, with prolonged storage, many nitrates evaporate, but if you store long-prepared salads of fresh vegetables and fruits for more than a day, the amount of harmful substances can, on the contrary, increase. Of course, early vegetables and fruits are useful and tasty. But before using these products, it is worth taking into account many nuances. All kinds of nitrates and other harmful substances can cloud the pleasure of their taste. And instead of profit, you can earn at least poisoning. Therefore, to this kind of products should be treated with extreme caution, especially when it comes to young children. Sometimes it's better to refrain from early vegetables and fruits, and wait for the harvest from your garden.