Fit Fruit & Vegetable Wash

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http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Soaker-Refill-Bottle-32-Ounce/dp/B001E5DZQQ/

Bought a bottle from Costco today to try out, always thought it was gimmicky.  But to my surprise (and disgust) it seems to do a better job cleaning than plain old water.  Here's a shot of the 'premium' strawberries I also got at Costco soaking in the Fit broth:

1 minute

4 minutes

6 minutes

These are not organic strawberries, grown in CA, and at first inspection seems pretty clean (not much dirt).  I'm no produce expert, but that water looks suspicious.  Went from clear to skim milk transparency.  Hopefully it's just the edible wax they spray on food that got pulled off by the oils in the Fit wash.  So if that's the case, pesticides trapped by the wax will also get pulled into the soup?

 

[irvinehomeowner]

That's the flavor!

 

[eyephone]

Check your pipes. Maybe your water is filthy to begin with. Jk jk

What type of chemicals/ingredients are in the solution you bought? (or is it natural?) You might be cleaning the fruit with the solution, but adding something else to it.

 

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Hmmm.. organic alcohol, lye, and kosher!

 

[Kangen.Irvine]

If you are a looking for the best fruit and vegetable cleaner (aka pesticide removal), then you would need to look into Enagic's SD501 water system. It offers an alkaline water (11.5pH) that does the same thing as the product offered by Costco.

The positive would be Enagic is chemical free, unlimited quantity, with alkaline water (pH9.5) also provided.

The negative would be the investment for this water system..~$4,000 for the system, but well worth it in the world of pesticides and government approved chemicals.