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Yeah, erm. You should only ever eat fruit skins if the fruit is organic and the skin is clean. At this point I think its safe to say there are hundreds of sci
by traceroute66 23d ago
Yeah, erm.
You should only ever eat fruit skins if the fruit is organic and the skin is clean.
At this point I think its safe to say there are hundreds of scientific studies out there telling you why. This is one example[1].
I quote from their abstract:
Notably, the distribution of pesticides in the apple peel and pulp layers is visualized through Raman imaging, confirming that the pesticides penetrate the peel layer into the pulp layer (∼30 μm depth). Thus, the risk of pesticide ingestion from fruits cannot be avoided by simple washing other than peeling.
[1] https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01513 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01513
- Dan_- 23d agoThe two fungicides they tested aren’t in common use in US orchards. One is no longer approved at all. Anyway, it would be interesting to test the currently actually used fungicides.
- traceroute66 22d agoI very much doubt the problem magically disappears with "newer" pesticides. Afterall, if a pesticide washed off in the rain, it wouldn't be much good as a pesticide .... it would be a very expensive proposition for the farmer to re-apply after each rainfall.