The Most Commonly Used Methods To Disinfect Fruits

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As we all know, fruits are the good foods to keep healthy and beautiful. The fruits purchased in the market are often good in appearance, but the surface peels are often stained with dust, pesticides and bacteria; if people do not clean and disinfect fruits to eat, it is easier to lead to diseases. In general, there are several methods that are most commonly used in cleaning and disinfection. They are as follows:

Potassium permanganate solution immersion method: Make the potassium permanganate solution with 0.1% to 0.2% concentration and dip fruits in it for five to ten minutes, which could kill the bacteria on fruits. Then take it out from solution to wash completely with flowing water.

Boiled water immersion method: This method is suitable for apple, pear, peach, apricot and other large and smooth fruits. Clean them in the clear water firstly and then soak them in boiled water for about 30 seconds to kill some pathogenic bacteria and parasites eggs.

Salt water disinfection method: Grapes, bayberry and other small fruits with fragile peels are suitable to apply this way. First, clean fruits with clear water; ...
... secondly, immerse them in light salt water for about ten minutes; then take it out and wash with cold water and you can eat them now.

Lactic acid disinfection method: Dilute the lactic acid solution of 80% concentration into the liquid with 3% concentration with cold water. Soak the fruits in it for five to six minutes; then take it out to rinse with cold water and you can eat it directly.

Peeling method: Some people think the vitamin content in peels is higher than that of flesh, so they often eat fruits with skins. When the fruits trees are suffering from insect pests, farmers often use pesticides to spray fruits trees. The surface of fruits is often covered with a layer of wax, and the pesticides will immerse and remain in the surface. Therefore, the pesticide residues in the peel are much higher than that of flesh and it is one of the most common people will use.

Using the above methods, people could eat fruits without any worries.

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