How to wash vegetables help halve carcinogens

In addition to smoking, deep in the vegetables also nitrate, a chemical harmful to health.

Once in the human body, nitrate, nitrite forms going back to obstruct the oxygen transport function of erythrocytes, if absorbed too much makes people feel tired.

In addition, nitrite also react with the product decomposition of proteins in acid environment, easy to form a kind of carcinogenic nitrosamine substances.

These vegetables contain many toxic substances for

Green vegetables are the kind of products save many kinds of chemicals.

According to the researchers, green vegetables is the type of agriculture saved many types of chemicals. Furthermore the amount of nitrate in foods (as cabbage, kale, amaranth) much higher than with other types of fruit.

Soaking vegetables are more toxic for

To reduce the amount of nitrate, before processing, we soak vegetables in warm water for about 10 minutes (0.5 kg of vegetables used about 10 liters of water, the water temperature is maintained at 43 degrees C to 50 degrees C), then water to wash.

The studies indicate that the warm water 50° C do not take vitamin C and other vitamins in vegetables.

Taipei City Health Bureau (Taiwan) ever conducted experiments and draw conclusions soak vegetables in warm water for 10 minutes can eliminate over 50% the amount of nitrate, if just rinse with cold water, can only reduce the 10-15%.=