Summary:
Imagine a solution that can wash off nearly 99 per cent germs and pesticide from the vegetables and fruits that you consume everyday. “These glycolipid molecules are capable of cleansing microbes and pesticide loaded on fruits and vegetables. Scientists said a fruit or vegetable goes through at least 20 different pair of hands before it reaches the consumer. A team of scientists at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) has developed a technology, where a quick two-minute wash with the organic solution, mainly made of vegetable oil extracts, will make food healthier for consumption. The solution when diluted in water and used to wash these daily consumable, can prevent harmful chemicals from entering human body,” said Asmita Prabhune, senior scientist and expert of the technology from the biochemical division of NCL..