Since childhood, we have been reading, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, i.e. eat an apple every day and stay away from the doctor, but if apples are adulterated, then we are compelled to go to the doctor. For your information, let us tell you that some people do not desist from playing with the lives of people in the greed of money. He uses wax to make apples shiny. This is called wax coating in English. Wax coating is being done to make old apples shiny, which is very harmful for health.
In this article, we will tell you what things are used for wax coating and how you can identify wax coating.
What things have wax coating?
Let us tell you that recently the issue of wax coating on Sebo was covered. The former food minister had also warned people about this. Some people use wax coating to make apples shiny. In this, apple people put a layer of wax on the apple. The old apple also looks quite new. Beeswax, Carnauba Wax and Shellac Wax, three types of coating are used on apples.
Ways to identify wax coating
Whenever you go to buy apples in the market, scratch that apple with a nail, with a blade or with any other sharp metal and see. If there is a wax coating on it, then you will see its layer.
how to remove wax coating
In the first way, you can prepare a solution by adding a teaspoon of salt in lukewarm water. Put the apple with wax coating in water for just 2 minutes and keep it. After that you have to remove the apple and wipe it with a clean cloth, this will remove the wax coating.
In another way, you can use baking soda. Prepare a mixture by adding 1 to 2 teaspoons of baking soda to about 1 liter of water. After that leave the waxed apple in it for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take out the apple and wipe it well with a clean cloth.
In the third way, prepare a solution by adding two spoons of vinegar to 1 liter of water. After that leave the apple in that solution for 5 minutes. Then wipe the apple well, all the wax will come out.
In the fourth method, you can easily remove the wax on the apple with the help of lemon juice and water. Soak a clean cloth in a solution of lemon juice and water and wipe the apple. This will remove all the wax.
