Oranges can be said to be a fruit that both adults and children like to eat. They are rich in nutrients and taste good whether they are peeled and eaten or juiced. So can you drink orange peels soaked in water?

The pectin contained in orange peel can promote the passage of food through the gastrointestinal tract, allowing cholesterol to be excreted faster with the feces to reduce the absorption of cholesterol. For people with gallstones, in addition to eating oranges, drinking orange peels soaked in water can also have a good therapeutic effect. Chinese experts recently said that it is unsafe to drink orange peels soaked in water. Now is the season to eat oranges. Researcher Mo Hanhong, a researcher at the Ecological Environment Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an expert from the Beijing Pesticide Society, said that the phenomenon of excessive pesticides on orange peels does exist. But eating the pulp is still safe. "When spraying pesticides on fruit trees, if they have already produced fruit, the pesticides will definitely be attached to the fruits. Therefore, the Pesticide Calibration Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture of my country has formulated relevant regulations, which have specific regulations on the concentration of pesticides, the number of sprays, and the intervals between sprays. "Researcher Mo Hanhong said. But at the same time, he also said that in practice, some human-made reasons cannot be ruled out, causing the pesticide residues on orange peels to exceed the standard, thus endangering human health. In life, some people are accustomed to drying the peeled orange peels on the heater, and then soaking them in water to drink; some restaurants use the pulp and peel of oranges as decorations with cooked dishes; some beverage shops use orange peels as decorations Place on drink glass. Researcher Mo Hanhong said that the above practices are not safe. But you can’t completely refuse to eat oranges. "Because there is a layer of substance called 'waxy layer' in the orange peel, it can prevent chemical pesticides from penetrating into the pulp of the orange. Therefore, it is safe to eat the pulp of the orange."

I believe everyone will say this. Do you know if you can drink orange peel soaked in water?