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You wash because of the pesticides.
You wash it because of the ratlungworm that raw snail and slug can give you.
Oh fuuuuck. Nature is crazy 😬
Shit like this is why I don't believe there's a god
Also the bugs, fecal matter, and dirt that can be in the folds and pockets.
Ok, but what about the ~~salad~~ lettuce?
We are talking about washing lettuce, prior to it becoming a salad.
Sorry, but I wanted to make a stupid "switcharoo" kind of joke that would imply a significant lack of personal hygiene on my part.
In German salad also means lettuce, so that's why it wasn't as clear as I wanted it to be.
You tried to make a joke, right here in front of my salad?
I always wash the fecal matter in my pockets very carefully - glad to hear my personal hygiene is passable.
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They've studied that and it doesn't get rid of pesticides.
To get rid of pesticides you need to immerse it in a baking soda solution for about 20 minutes.
They've studied it and you're wrong
https://portal.ct.gov/caes/fact-sheets/analytical-chemistry/removal-of-trace-pesticide-residues-from-produce
The correct answer is 9/12 pesticides are removed by Simple rinsing with water. Detergents do not improve results compared to mechanical removal via rinsing for 30 seconds.
Personally I wouldn't call mechanical action of rubbing to be rinsing. I would have liked to see the % removed, but skimming that article I didn't see. Also in my experience people don't rub for 30 literal seconds, the people I watch are lucky to break 5 seconds.
But the main point I want to make is that baking soda is a base that breaks down the pesticide.
AIEW being alkaline electrolyzed water, which I understand to be baking soda.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6388112
Probably depends a lot on the pesticides and therefore country...
Thank you. I thought that pesticides wouldn't come off with simple rinsing.
Except most of them do - https://portal.ct.gov/caes/fact-sheets/analytical-chemistry/removal-of-trace-pesticide-residues-from-produce
Awesome! Looks like rinsing and 30 second rubbing is the way to go. Thank you.
Go up to see my comment responding to him.
it is too late i have moved on