Does rinsing vegetables with water remove bacteria?

Question

If it is pointless to rinse your hands without soap, does rinsing vegetables with water do anything?

Answer 1

It does remove bacteria when u rinse in water, but the extent of removal is dependant on the surface of the vegetable. For example we will take tomatoes, it has wax coat on its surface and even if u wash/rinse for 100times the bacteria sustains on it. The rinsing is required to remove dirt and dirt is one of the sources of bacterial growth.

Answer 2

Hi

Yes it does... even rinsing your hands will remove much of the bacteria on them even without soap..

But it will not get it all.. warm water is better than cold also

The best vegetation wash is a store bought one made for that or you can also make your own at home

here is just one recipe


1. Fill your kitchen dish pan with cold water.
2. Add 4 Tbs of salt and juice of 1/2 fresh lemon.
(This makes a diluted form of hydrochloric acid)
3. Soak fruits & vegetables 5 - 10 minutes.
4. Soak leafy green vegetables for 2 - 3 minutes.
5. Soak berries 1 - 2 minutes.
6. Rinse in cold water after soaking.

Some use vinegar other baking soda over salt..

E coli is the biggest threat and any washing you do helps!

Good Luck
Wismom

Answer 3

No, rinsing in water will not remove bacteria. It will only clean off all mud, dirt, dust, pesticides, fertilisers, etc. If the water you use is not pure, then the bacteria from that could get onto the vegetables and make it more 'impure'. Cook vegs well to kill as much bacteria as possible.

Answer 4

depends what type of bacteria. If you want to be sure most are removed, then boil 'em veggies. Then again, bacteria you'd find on vegetables is harmless. You're also likely to find bacteria on the fork you use to eat those veggies. Really not much you can do, except for lap testes. Might i suggest performing a streak plate test.

Answer 5

rinsing does not remove the bacteria its the cooking that does it. Washing gets the dirt and any kinds of pesticides that could still be on the food.

Answer 6

yes, the mechanical action removes bacteria....



my question is, which bacteria are you so afraid of?


what's with all the germ-phobia lately... antibacterial soaps, people friggin scrubbing vegetables, friggin HEPA air filters, antibacterial glass cleaner, etc. etc...

don't people realize you'd be dead without bacteria... they live EVERYWHERE... ALL OVER YOUR SKIN... YOUR MOUTH, IN YOUR INTESTINES... ohhhhhhhhhhh goodnessss what shall we do!!!

Answer 7

Rinsing removes dirt, dust, mold spores, nematode eggs and other nasty microscopic things.