Only the few from us have an opportunity with own hand to grow up on a bed safe products without nitrates. All rest should take chances and conscientiousness of farmers. However there is also other exit – to minimize the content of nitrates in the bought products.
Harm of nitrates
Mean salts of nitric acid which get to fruit and vegetables from soil by nitrates. Nitrates are present practically at each fruit and vegetable. These substances are provided by the nature: they are necessary for normal development of plants. Even if in the course of cultivation nitrogen fertilizers weren't used, nitrates all the same will be in products.
If these substances come to our organism in admissible concentration, they don't do any harm for health. The excess of nitrates weakens the immune system and also is capable to provoke appearance of a malignant tumor, in particular, in digestive tract.
Where there are a lot of nitrates? The largest amount of nitrates, as a rule, is in the vegetables which are grown up in greenhouses or hotbeds. According to their contents root crops and leaf lettuces gained the lead: cabbage, watermelon, eggplant, beet, carrots, radish, cucumbers. It was established that nitrates usually concentrate at the basis of a fruit and in shanks of leaves. The special device - a nitratomer will help to define exact amount of nitrates in a product. How to get rid of nitrates? Completely it is impossible to save products from nitrates. It is possible to reduce their quantity only. For this purpose before the use it is necessary to wash with extreme care and also to clean all fruit and vegetables. At the same time at the last it is necessary to cut off still and "buttocks", and at cabbage to delete cabbage stump. At greens always cut off stalks. In food it is necessary to use only leaves. Also cooking will help to get rid of nitrates. However in this case vegetables will be left also by a good few of useful vitamins. Besides, try to buy products from the checked sellers. Safely demand in shops and in the markets certificate of qualitys on products. In them the amount of nitrates which is present at products is always specified. It is possible to minimize impact of nitrates on an organism by means of the products abounding with vitamin C, E and A. All citrus, bananas, sauerkraut, apples concern them. Therefore during active consumption of vegetables and fruit lean on the products containing these vitamins as much as possible.