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Ding Limin, deputy chief physician of the Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
As a widely grown fruit species in China, apples are affordable and nutritious, rich in a variety of vitamins and trace elements, and are very "cost-effective" for human health
Can waxed apples be eaten?
Many consumers think that the apples are waxed now, can the waxed apples still be eaten? There are two main sources of wax on apples, one is naturally produced fruit wax, and the other is artificial waxing
During the growth of the apple, the epidermis itself secretes a layer of fruit wax
The apple is waxed to preserve freshness while also preventing microorganisms from invading
Edible wax is produced from the organism, the main components are carbohydrates, lipids, organic acids, etc.
However, due to the high cost of edible wax, it is still difficult to avoid some unscrupulous merchants in order to save costs and choose to use industrial wax instead, and industrial wax contains heavy metal substances such as mercury and lead, which will have the risk of
How to wash waxed apples
First of all, you need to pay attention to when choosing, you can wipe the surface of the fruit with your hands or paper towels, if you can wipe out obvious red marks, it is most likely to be industrial wax
Table salt is a good tool to clean apple peel, sprinkle a little salt on the apple peel, rub it repeatedly with both hands, use small particles of table salt to increase the friction when cleaning, can clean apples well, and salt also has a certain disinfection effect
Washing apples in hot water is also a good idea, but it may affect the taste
Many people may not think that toothpaste can also clean waxed apples, the most important ingredient in toothpaste is calcium carbonate and hydrated silica, they are very effective friction agents, after using toothpaste rubbing, and then rinsed with water can have a good cleaning effect
China Food News (2022-09-15 06 edition)
(Editor-in-Charge: Gao Na)
