183/5000 According to solubility, pesticides can be divided into water soluble and fat soluble  The traditional method of soaking in water can only remove the water-soluble pesticides on the surface of fruits and vegetables, but can not remove the main residues of fat-soluble pesticides  Moreover, in the process of soaking, water-soluble pesticides will dissolve in water and form an aqueous solution with a certain concentration  If soaking time is too long, it is likely to lead to the re-adsorption of pesticides in water by fruits and vegetables, and also cause many water-soluble nutrients in vegetables, such as vitamin C
As well as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other dissolved in water, resulting in the loss of its nutrients
Washing fruits and vegetables by soaking in water does more harm than good