When we buy fruits like grapes,apples do they have pesticides on it.How much time we have to wash to clean it?
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Yes, and not only pesticides, supermarkets can spray fruit and veg with 'hormones' (not quite sure if that's what you'd call them) to make them ripen just before they go out on the shelves.  Always rinse fruit and veg under cold water for about a minute, these chemicals can't be good.
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woah way to go lordefan- id lust like to say it short and sweet- pesticdes are toxic- and they often destroy other organisms that might be benificial to humans- however a serious concern is somethign called biomagnification.  this means these toxins get progressively accumulated in the food chaina nd since human beings are at the top of the ecological pyramid- you end up consuming huge amounts of these toxins . once they build up in your body, you may suffer from direct disorders like renal failure etc or t may cause diseases like cancer and we all know here that takes you
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I believe your question is why. So here is the answer. These fruits contain Iron which rusts when exposed in the air to oxygen and water vapor. This rust is reddish brown or brown.
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Agree with the two above if the plant is kept sterile and fed sterile apple juice.  Otherwise, it would be very easy for fungi and bacteria to overgrow the root system.
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I have a Dell and the owner's manual says NOT to use alcohol.  So I never have.  But I did get a box of specially prepared cleaning cloths for computer screens (100 to a box) for about $3.50 in WalMart.  And they've worked well.  If you use one a week, it'll last almost 2 years.  Not a bad investment.  :-)
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I hate when you miss the answer! I'm sure it's a couple of days at the most! worry more about watermelon seeds + dirt swallowed when you were a kid!
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Oxygen is a oxidizer, it oxidizes the apple the same way as oxygen makes steel rust. Almost everything reacts to Oxygen. The browning is caused by enzymes in the fruit reacting to the oxygen in the air. I have included a link below to an experiment with the apple. In reading the experiment, you will find out what effect say sugar has on the browning effect of the apple. The chemical equation posted above, 4 Fe + 3 O2 -----> 2 Fe2O3 is that of rusting iron, not of an oxidized apple.Good Luck with your experiment, you might wish to google the terms "Oxidation + Foods" and do a little more research.
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I haven't, thank god, but many people have apparently. The Dole brand recently made the headlines when a series of outbreaks of E.coli (bacteria found in feces) occurred from bagged and prewashed lettuce. E. Coli is serious and people can get very sick from it - vomiting and profuse diarrea - so these prewashed products need to be closely monitored. None of us know what the cleaning process is for the bagged stuff, so we have no idea who is washing it, if their hands and the equipment are clean, etc. I used to love the ease of these bags, but these days I have gone back to buying a good old head of lettuce that is whole and I wash it myself, thoroughly.
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not for an extended period of time. Poop has had all of the nutrients already filtered out and used by the body, it is just the waste product left over and has minimal nutritional value. It could possibly be recycled once or twice for the left over kernels that did not get digested the first time through.
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Apple seeds contain cyanide, a deadly poison. I suppose the medical benefit is you will build up cyanide in your system, so if anybody tries to eat you the will get sick too.
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If it's just odours then air it outside for at least 4 hours. A day is better.\n\nIf it really must be cleaned then do think of dry cleaning and if it must be washed then do it in as cool a wash as possible and be gentle, like with a lover. Or even gentler than that; cos lets be honest- loving does take a little bit of force. Ooh baby.
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USadvanage wonder cleaner, or an equivalent citrus cleaner should work.
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apricot scrub\n\ncheap and it works!
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Did you clean the cucumber?\n\nWhere did you get it?\n\nWhat have you been using it for?...
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Apples can be kept in a cool, dry, dark container/cupboard for up to 6 months. They used to kept in barrels.  However, I'm not at all sure I'd want to eat one that old.  You can safely keep an apple on your kitchen counter (away from direct sunlight) up to 2 weeks.  Refrigerate them if you prefer cold fruit but it's not necessary.
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wash with hot water and vinegar daily, it will clear pretty quick
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The flavonoid quercetin, a plant-based phytonutrient found most abundantly in apples, is the most health-promoting antioxidant.\nIt reduces the risk of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes and asthma.\n\nORGANIC apples, simply have a higher concentration of nutrients and vitamins than regular apples. Sometimes as high as 80% more. So you get more bang for your buck, nutrient-wise, by eating a single organic apple. You will need to eat more regular apples for the same benefits.\n\nThere are other reasons to choose organic apples, including their better taste/flavour, and the avoidance of pesticides which are harmful to both you and the environment.\n\nFruits and veggies all have unique benefits, so VARIETY is important to make sure you get everything you need to be and stay healthy. When organic produce is not readily available or affordable, eat regularly farmed fruits and veggies.