Can rice raw bugs bask in the sun?Experts suggest three methods to prevent insects

In the summer, the rice stored in the home gave birth to a small worm, and many families used to get the rice in the sun, thinking that it could kill the bugs. Is this really the case?

Professor Liu Shaowei, a member of the expert group of the Shanghai Food Safety Research Association, reminded in an interview with the China Consumer Daily reporter that this method does not play the role of insect removal. Because the rice of the insect is exposed to the sun, it will not only drill the little worms that are afraid of light into the rice layer, but also make the rice grains be dehydrated quickly, becoming rough and broken.

The correct method is to sieve the small bugs with a sieve, or put the rice in a cool and ventilated place. For sieved rice, a reasonable packaging bag should be selected, it is best to choose a cloth bag.

Under normal circumstances, rice is not prone to insects, but when the environment around the rice changes, the temperature reaches 20 ° C -40 ° C, and the humidity reaches 65 ° -95 °. It only takes one week to hatch out. And rice just provides enough nutrition for rice bugs. How to help the rice to prevent insects, Liu Shaowei suggested that the following three methods can be tried:

Pepperproof insects. Pepper is a natural antioxidant and has a special smell. Boil the pepper water with the pot, soak the bag in it after cold, remove it and dry it, pour the dry rice into the processed cloth bag, then wrap some peppercorns with gauze, place it in the rice, tie the bag back to the back of the bag. In the cool vent of the wind.

Kelp anti -mildew pesticides. Dry kelp has a strong hygroscopic ability, and at the same time, it also has the effect of inhibiting mold and insecticidal killing. Mix the kelp and rice at a weight of 1: 100, take the kelp to dry it in a week, and then put it back into the rice bag.

Herbal ash moisture absorption. Sprinkle about 3 cm thick plant ash on the bottom layer of the rice tank, spread white paper or gauze, and then pour into the dry rice. After sealing, place it in a dry and cool place. The processed rice can be stored for a long time.

The elderly in some families are used to using plastic bottle rice. Liu Shaowei believes that this method is not desirable, because even in normal environment, the plastic of most beverage bottles will gradually degrade, and long -term use of its degradation products is harmful to the body. In addition, if the use of beverage bottles is not cleaned, or the hygiene indicators of cleaning may not meet the standard, it may become a breeding bed for bacteria and cause harm to health.

(Source: CCTV)

【Edit: Zhao Ke】

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