“Wash bananas in water before storing”… Why does a cleaning expert emphasize this?

A cleaning expert on TikTok has gone viral after revealing that bananas need to be washed before storage.

 

According to the British media outlet The Mirror on the 5th (local time), TikTok user and cleaning expert Tonya B, who has about 110,000 followers, said on her TikTok channel, “You should wash and store bananas with the peel on as soon as you get home after buying them.”

 

“This is the best way to prevent fruit flies,” he said. According to him, fruit flies can hatch when you bring bananas home because they lay eggs on them. Therefore, Wash bananas with the peel to remove fruit fly eggs. As cleaning experts say, if you leave bananas unwashed, you could attract fruit flies in your home.

Fruit flies love the sugar in fruit and lay eggs on the stems and tops of the fruit.

 

If you buy fruit such as bananas, you should soak the fruit in rice water or wash the surface with a dishwashing liquid specifically designed for fruit to hide the fruity smell.

 

Besides fruit flies, there's another reason to wash your bananas. Bananas still have pesticide residues Bananas use a large amount of pesticides during cultivation, as they are grown outdoors rather than in greenhouses. Pesticides are used not only during cultivation but also during transport to Korea. Imported from faraway countries like the Philippines, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia, pesticides are sprayed to ensure proper ripening and protect against pest damage.

 

When we eat imported bananas like this, we hold the stem and peel them. At this time, Pesticide residues can be found on your hands and banana flesh, and can easily enter your mouth. When importing bananas, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety conducts pesticide residue analysis tests. However, the stems are removed and only the peel is ground to check the levels. Therefore, Pesticide residues remaining on the tap It becomes impossible to confirm. In addition, in a paper from the Department of Food Industrial Engineering at Pukyung National University, even trace amounts of pesticide residues that do not exceed the residue tolerance standard are consumed over a long period of time. It has effects on the human body, such as decreased vision, bronchial constriction, and increased risk of cancer. It's recommended to be careful because it can cause you to go crazy. An official from the Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services Fruit Research Institute said, "It's better to wash bananas once before eating them than to eat them without washing them."

 

Most pesticide residues left on fruits are removed by washing them. To wash away pesticide residue from banana peels, you can use running water or vinegar. Washing it in running water more than 3 times or mixing vinegar with water in a 1:10 ratio will effectively remove pesticides. Remove excessively You can. Another option is to use baking soda instead of vinegar. It's recommended to cut off the stem and stem before eating, as pesticides are more likely to accumulate at the top than at other parts.

 

 

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These days, I keep bananas frozen with the peels off.

Just eating things... pesticide residue

 

Looking at this eagle, I think I really need to wash my bananas.

Vision loss?? And even cancer risk

Bananas are scary to look at.