The heat outside makes us crave cool fruits, which hydrate us. And as summer has already arrived, some of the most sought after seasonal fruits are melons. Careful! Some melons can be injected with substances that accelerate growth and ripening.
It is advisable to consume watermelons bought from reliable sources or at least from merchants from whom you bought before and were good in all respects: red interior, sweet and black seeds.
One of the substances used in recent years to grow and bake melon core It is Forchlorfenuron, a substance used to accelerate growth in the US – for grapes or kiwis, but which it is banned in Europe.
Forchlorfenuron has been tested in mice in the United States, and it has been observed that at the maximum dose administered, 400 grams per kilogram of body weight alopecia.
Mice also lost weight during the tests.
There are farmers who harvest melons earlier and to give them the appearance of baking inject them, which is extremely risky for human health. To identify them very quickly, we just have to pay attention to the seeds. Melons injected have white, unripe seeds. These do not necessarily have to be discovered only when we get home with the watermelon and cut it, but also if we ask the seller to make a “stopper” to taste the fruit before buying it.
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