Perfect Way to Clean and Consume Grapes: Priti Bhutra Shares Tips

In today's time, grapes are increasingly widely used, both in its natural form and in its by-products. Due to its excellent nutritional characteristics, grape farming and its productivity have increased rapidly. Every coming year, the production of grapes and grape-based goods such as wine, jam, juice, raisin, and grape seed oil increases.

What happens if this excellent nutritional fruit is covered with many harmful pesticides? Priti Bhutra, a nutrition guide, and a digital content creator, exposes the hidden harmful pesticides and chemicals used in grapes. 

Priti highlights that According to (EWG) Environmental Working Group, grapes are heavily sprayed with harmful pesticides. Grapes have 56 pesticide residues, including 8 probable carcinogens (an agent that promotes cancer), 17 suspected hormone disruptors, and 10 neurotoxins (toxins that are destructive to your nerve tissue). 

According to the UK government's “Dirty Dozen” List, which ranks fruits and vegetables with the highest levels of pesticide residues, grapes contain the highest level of pesticides. Also as per the PMC study, grape samples contain measurable residues of more than one pesticide, with boscalid being the most frequently found. The limits of quantification for the 406 pesticide residues ranged from 0.001 to 0.02 mg/kg.

If you wash grapes just using simple water then you have to stop doing this. So, what is the correct way to wash grapes that prevent you and your family from using harmful pesticides? Let's understand the simple method of cleaning grapes with Priti Bhutra. 

How to clean grapes:

• You can clean grapes by rinsing them in a sink and then placing them in a bowl with a couple of teaspoons of baking soda, salt, and warm water. Let it stay for 5-10 minutes. Then wash off with fresh water. 
• The salt acts like an abrasive or microdermabrasion. Clean grapes are shiny, while grapes that aren't cleaned still have wax on them. You should clean grapes right before using them, otherwise they'll go bad quickly. 

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By following Priti Bhutra's insightful tips on washing grapes perfectly before consumption, individuals can take dynamic steps to minimize their exposure to harmful chemicals and safeguard their well-being. 

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