Soak vegetables for 10 minutes in cider vinegar and 90% of pesticides will be eradicated is this true?

Question

I have heard that if you soak vegetables in cider vinegar for 10 minutes that 90% of pesticdes will be eradicated, is this true? If so, how much cider vinegar would you add to water?

Answer 1

Yes - sort of. Many vegetables and fruit are sprayed with wax to preserve them and give a longer shelf life; the acid in the vinegar dissolves the wax and takes a lot of the pesticides with it!
Most pesticides are fat soluble to get them into the insects bodies faster; water may work as well on other chemicals but acid works better on oil suluble ones.

But its a TEASPOON of vinegar in ONE PINT of water!!!!!

Answer 2

Water does the same thing, and doesn't leave the smell of vinegar. Also, as mentioned, organic vegetables are better if you're concerned about pesticides, since organic foods don't use such chemicals. They taste better too. Kind of like comparing canned split green beans to fresh from your garden. There's just no comparison.

Answer 3

It may remove pesticides but the addition in vinegar is
used to mainly to expel small insects that may be lodged
in the vegetable.

Answer 4

Have been putting veg in vinegar water for years,does not affect the taste if you rinse them in water
first before you cook the veg.
'old 'codger.

Answer 5

I've not heard that, but I imagine it would make the veggies taste horrible.

Answer 6

maybe, because it is a natural acid - but surely the vegetables will taste horrible?

Answer 7

soak in just water and it will be the same

Answer 8

or you could just buy organic vegetables