wax coated fruits are spoiling your health
If your eyes also light up on seeing shiny fruits in the market, then just wait. Our aim behind stopping you is to warn you. Warning because such fruits are ‘extra wax coated’, which work to spoil our health. Extra wax coated means that a layer of wax is applied separately on fruits and vegetables. Fruits with such layer reach our homes everyday and we consume them. However, by identifying such fruits and vegetables in some ways, we can avoid the harm caused by them.
What is wax coating?
To keep the fruits safe, a layer of wax is applied over them. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has allowed natural wax coating within a certain limit, so that it does not harm the body. There are three types of natural waxes. Carnabua Wax of Brazil comes at number one, which is also known as Wax of Queen. Apart from this, two types of waxes are prepared in the process of making honey, which are known as bees wax and shellac wax. Even then, if the shopkeeper has applied wax coating on the fruit, then the information has to be given to the customer by putting a label on it. Along with this, it is also to be told why wax coating is done on the fruits. Forget about natural wax coating. The shopkeepers do not even bother to inform the customers that wax coating has been done on fruits and vegetables. However, it has been revealed in many researches that any kind of wax coating on fruits is harmful.
Why is wax coating done?
Wax coating is being done for decades to protect vegetables and fruits from spoilage and to reach the market safely. Although fruits and vegetables naturally leave a layer of wax to protect themselves. But after plucking from the tree, the chances of spoilage increase. To avoid this, farmers and gardeners put a layer of wax on them. By applying wax, the knuckles of fruits are closed and moisture remains in them. This coating is specially done on apples and other expensive fruits.
To keep the fruits fresh for a long time, shopkeepers apply many layers of wax on them. These days shopkeepers use chemical wax, which makes the fruits look more shiny and fresh.
How do you escape?
It is allowed to sell and eat fruits with wax coating done under the prescribed standards, but you can also avoid it. Eat fruits and vegetables after washing them with hot water. Soak fruits and vegetables by mixing baking soda and lemon juice in water. After some time rub them and wash them with clean water. No matter how much someone says that it is a natural wax, still it is good to be careful from your side.
disadvantages of
Eating such fruits and vegetables causes many problems like indigestion, abdominal swelling, effect on the liver and abdominal pain. Apart from this, waxes also increase the amount of toxins in the body, which affect our other organs.
