The nutrients that every person needs are contained in nuts and dried fruits, which nutritionists strongly recommend including in the diet.
But along with vitamins, preservatives and other harmful additives enter the body if these food products are washed incorrectly.
Let's find out how to properly wash nuts and dried fruits.
Running water
This option is not suitable even for self-reassurance. At best, you will simply wash off the dust.
But you definitely won’t get rid of the preservatives and other additives that dried fruits are treated with.
How to wash dried fruits
1. All dried fruits that you buy in a store or at the market must be poured with boiling water.
But this is only the first stage of processing.
2. Then you need to drain the hot water and place the dried apricots, prunes or other dried fruits in a saline solution.
To prepare it, you need to dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in 2 liters of water.
It is enough to keep the fruit in it for 20 minutes.
3. Next, rinse under running water.
How to wash nuts
If you are going to wash nuts, then proceed in the following order.
1. Rinse the nuts in running water.
2. Then place in a bowl, cover with warm water and leave for 1 hour.
3. Now you can rinse and dry the nuts in the oven, preheated to 50-60 degrees.
Only after proper cleaning can you eat nuts and dried fruits without harm to your health.
