05-06-2013, 10:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2013, 10:16 PM by Peregrinus.)
The taste you are experiencing is only partially the pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides on your fruits/vegetables. You see, the manufacturers of these toxic products would be scoffed at if their products washed away as soon as the rain came after spraying, which of course is highly unpredictable at times.
Therefore, they use a petroleum (oil) based solution which sticks to the fruit/vegetable, as well as sealing it and making it toxic. This is often noted as a very fine "wax" which will be seen (only) if a knife is used to gently scrape the fruit/vegetables, being that it is very thin. It is this that reduces the flavor of non-organic foods. It doesn't actually reduce the flavor... it is simply the predominant taste.
Use of high pH solution will remove this, such as Kangen water, and no I'm not a re-seller. Although I've used commercial "fruit veggie cleaners, I found them absolutely ineffective at removing this waxy coating. Other means are varied, but knowledge is key in selection of the fruit/veggies, in advance.
That's why I recommend you check out http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/ for the latest scientific analysis of fruits/vegetables.
On a personal note, I usually can't taste much of a difference, but one time after a two week fast I had a non-organic watermelon... I almost threw up it tasted of metal so much. I eat about 90% organic.
Therefore, they use a petroleum (oil) based solution which sticks to the fruit/vegetable, as well as sealing it and making it toxic. This is often noted as a very fine "wax" which will be seen (only) if a knife is used to gently scrape the fruit/vegetables, being that it is very thin. It is this that reduces the flavor of non-organic foods. It doesn't actually reduce the flavor... it is simply the predominant taste.
Use of high pH solution will remove this, such as Kangen water, and no I'm not a re-seller. Although I've used commercial "fruit veggie cleaners, I found them absolutely ineffective at removing this waxy coating. Other means are varied, but knowledge is key in selection of the fruit/veggies, in advance.
That's why I recommend you check out http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/ for the latest scientific analysis of fruits/vegetables.
On a personal note, I usually can't taste much of a difference, but one time after a two week fast I had a non-organic watermelon... I almost threw up it tasted of metal so much. I eat about 90% organic.