Unfortunately, grapes are among the fruits that are often contaminated with pesticides. It is therefore important to wash the sweet fruit carefully before enjoying it. In this article you will find out what tricks there are to get the grapes nice and clean.

Grapes are best rinsed under running water

Rinse thoroughly under running water

Store the grapes unwashed until ready to eat. In this way, they prevent the protective layer of scent, which can be recognized as a white film, from being removed.

  1. Take a handful of grapes.
  2. Pluck fruit with bruises or visible damage.
  3. Hold under lukewarm running water for at least thirty seconds.
  4. Rub each grape gently.
  5. Place the fruit on a kitchen towel and pat dry.

Soak the grapes briefly in water

The fruits can be cleaned even more thoroughly if you soak them in water beforehand:

  1. Fill a bowl with lukewarm water.
  2. Pluck the grapes and place them in the liquid.
  3. Leave it in for about ten minutes.
  4. Pour into a sieve and rinse with lukewarm water.

Clean with apple cider vinegar

Especially when children eat the grapes, it is important that the fruits are really clean. Apple cider vinegar reliably kills germs and harmful substances on the peel are bound in the water.

  1. Place the grapes in a large bowl.
  2. Top up with slightly tempered water.
  3. Add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.
  4. Leave the grapes in the solution for a few minutes.
  5. Pour into a colander and rinse the fruit under lukewarm running water.

Particularly thorough: a soda bath

If you want to be absolutely sure that the grapes are clean, you can treat them with baking soda or baking soda.

  1. Put cold water in a bowl.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda or 1 tablespoon of baking soda.
  3. Soak the picked grapes in the solution for five minutes.
  4. Pour into a sieve and rinse with clear, lukewarm water.

tips

Also wash organically grown fruit thoroughly. Since even the rain and the air contain pollutants and the fruit also goes through many hands before it is sold, rinsing the grapes is essential.

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Vegetable garden