A cleaning expert on TikTok became a hot topic online after revealing that bananas should be washed before storing.
According to foreign media outlets such as Britain’s The Mirror on the 5th (local time), Tony Abby, a TikToker and cleaning expert with about 110,000 followers, argued, “As soon as you buy a banana and come home, wash it with the peel and store it.”
Drosophila likes the sugar in fruits and lays eggs on fruit stems or stems. He said, “Drosophila lays eggs on store-bought bananas, so if you bring them into the house, they can hatch.”
Therefore, he explained that fruit fly eggs should be removed by washing them with their shells to prevent them from hatching.
Washing bananas is simple. You can soak bananas in rice water or wash them in running water at least three times using dishwashing detergent for washing fruits. Alternatively, you can mix vinegar or baking soda with water in a 1:10 ratio for cleaning.
This method is effective not only in exterminating fruit flies but also in removing pesticide residues remaining on bananas.
Since bananas are grown in the open field rather than in houses and use large amounts of pesticides, there is a possibility that residual pesticides remain on the stems.
When importing bananas, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety removes the stems of imported bananas, grinds the whole banana peel, and conducts a pesticide residue analysis test. However, you must be careful because long-term exposure to pesticide residues on your hands while peeling a banana, no matter how small, can cause side effects.
According to a thesis from Pukyong National University’s Department of Food Industry Engineering, even trace amounts of pesticide residues that do not exceed the permitted residue standards can have negative effects on the human body, including decreased vision, bronchoconstriction, and increased risk of cancer if ingested over a long period of time.
For fruits that can be peeled and eaten, it is best to wash them with water and then peel them as much as possible before eating them. For fruits whose peels are difficult to remove, residual pesticides can be removed simply and effectively using the ‘soaking washing method.’ After soaking the fruit in clean water for 1 to 5 minutes, wash it by rubbing it under running water for about 30 seconds.
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter [email protected]
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