According to a survey of 60 million consumers, fruits and vegetables in general are the most contaminated with chemicals, pesticides and endocrine disruptors. These intruders remain anchored to food even when it is frozen. We tell you everything.
Limit the use of pesticides in agriculture: this is one of the challenges that consumer rights associations and environmental protection organizations have set themselves. To facilitate this objective, 60 Million Consumers has drawn up and published the list of fruits and vegetables most infested by chemical substances and the commercial outlets that sell them to customers on their shelves. We tell you everything.
The fruits and vegetables most contaminated by pesticides
The use of pesticides is a real danger to health
Studies carried out by the National Institute of Agronomic Research, reported by 60 Million consumers reveal that the use of pesticides in agriculture causes numerous damages to human health. According to these studies, pesticides and endocrine disruptors are substances that cause harmful effects to the body and the environment, indicates Medisite. They promote certain diseases such as cancers and have an impact on procreation as well as the immune and nervous systems. The fact that these foods are frozen does not reduce the degree of toxicity they contain.
Frozen fruits and vegetables: foods harmful to your health
Eating five fruits and vegetables a day is essential, but it is necessary to systematically control them before consuming them. In one of its surveys, the magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs revealed studies carried out on organic, fresh and frozen foods. It turns out that the frozen fruits and vegetables are the most contaminated by pesticides. Indeed, when we proceed to freezing directly after their harvest, the latter retain their nutritional contributions, but the chemical substances remain present.
The brands of the most contaminated frozen fruits and vegetables
The 60 Million Consumer survey is very clear on the brands to avoid. At the top of the list, the frozen extra fine green beans from Picard. Then, regarding peas, she advises against those from Leclerc which have a high concentration of endocrine disruptors. Subsequently, the survey specifies that frozen raspberries and apricots from Carrefour are twice as contaminated as their equivalent stored in a cool place. Nutritionists, for their part, recommend directing your choices towards the consumption of local products, organic fruits and vegetables.
Frozen foods to eat
The benefits of frozen fruits and vegetables
According to scientist Diana Kadouch, a nutritionist in Paris, frozen fruits and vegetables that have just been picked retain their nutritional qualities just like fresh food. Indeed, excess cold preserves the vitamins which are often eliminated by heat and stops the action of Enzymes. Thus, scientists demonstrate from their studies that frozen foods retain on average 85% of their nutritional value, particularly vitamins C and B9. When mentioning frozen foods, the nutritionist mentions raw products such as fruits, vegetables, fish and meat.
Favorite brands of frozen fruits and vegetables
Some brands shine through the quality of their products, because they prioritize the sale of frozen food without pesticides. This is the case for very fine green beans from Carrefour, extra-soft frozen peas from Bonduelle and canned peas from Danival. Frozen sliced carrots from Leader Price and extra-thin canned carrots from Auchan. About the frozen fruits and vegetables which are the least polluted, the survey recommends peeled quartered tomatoes from Picard and canned tomatoes from Naturalia without forgetting those in cocktail clusters from the Savéol brand.
You can preserve your own food
According to nutritionists, if you do not want to consume your products immediately after harvest, you can keep coolbut you must first wash them with plenty of water and soak them in lemon water or with baking sodato eliminate all toxic substances found there.
