Do you know whether the apples available in the market these days are safe or not? The health benefits of apples depend on how they are ripened. Letting them ripen naturally would be the best way. Unfortunately, farmers are ripening apples artificially.
Chemicals are being used to ripen them so that they can be sent to the market much earlier and more profits can be made. Earlier farmers used chemicals on fruit trees to ripen the fruits, but now they are using a new method in which they pluck the fruits from the trees and spray dangerous chemicals on them.
these are also some ways
- Water test- Wash the apple and collect the water in a glass. If a little calcium carbide is added to it, the color of the water may change from red to purple.
- Starch iodine test- Cut an apple and sprinkle iodine on it. If the color turns dark blue, it means that the apple has high starch content and is not fully ripe.
Avoid eating very smooth apples
- Naturally ripened apples often have some blemishes or marks, but artificially ripened apples can look very smooth.
- Artificially ripened apples can be very soft, while naturally ripened apples are slightly firm.
- Artificial odor: Artificially ripened apples may have an artificial odor compared to natural apples.
- Artificially ripened apples can be very sweet, but they will not taste as good as natural apples.
This is how you can identify apples with chemicals
The country’s largest organization that monitors the quality of food and drinks in India FSSAI According to the WHO, the use of carbide gas or acetylene gas for ripening fruits is banned in India because they pose numerous health hazards. There are some ways in which you can know whether the fruit is artificially ripened or not.
- Artificially ripened apples can have a sky blue color.
- Some parts will be very bright red while other parts may remain green or yellow.
- Artificially ripened apples often look very shiny.
These are also some dangerous disadvantages
Other symptoms include sore throat, cough, wheezing and difficulty in breathing. Studies have shown that consumption of artificially ripened apples can cause stomach upset. It affects the functioning of the intestines in the stomach. Eating apples containing chemicals for a long time can also increase the risk of peptic ulcers.
Disadvantages of eating soaps containing chemicals
These chemicals change the colour of the apple but the fruit remains raw from inside. The apples are sprayed with grade calcium carbide, arsenic and phosphorus, which are toxic chemicals. Arsenic and phosphorus can cause problems like vomiting, bloody diarrhea, weakness, burning sensation in the chest and stomach, thirst, swallowing problems, burning sensation in the eyes, permanent eye damage, ulcers in the skin, mouth, nose and throat.
Dangerous chemicals being sprayed on apples
Ethephon 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid is the most commonly used chemical. Ethephon 2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid penetrates the fruit and breaks down the ethylene. Another chemical is calcium carbide, which produces acetylene, an analogue of ethylene, which has a number of problems. It breaks down the organic structure of vitamins and other nutrients.
