# Do you wash raspberries before eating ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2017, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214 "2017-01-03T08:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214/61 "2017-01-07T18:11:37Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> I might amend that to "[_especially_ if it’s organic"](https://www.ksl.com/?sid=36180716&nid=148&title=organic-foods-may-be-more-prone-to-contamination-studies-reveal).

Thanks for that article! That reminds me, I need to put veggie wash on my grocery list this week.

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**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214/62 "2017-01-08T20:52:50Z")

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> [@CatandMouse](#):
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> Thanks for that article! That reminds me, I need to put veggie wash on my grocery list this week.

Or vinegar, which you can get a ton of for almost no cost…

> **[The Truth About Fruit and Vegetable Washes](https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/fruit-vegetable-wash-scientific-tests-article)**
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> Supermarkets are stocked with fruit and vegetable washes and sprays. Some scientists put them to the test.

I don’t wash my berries, as I think it makes them mushy and tasteless, but I do wash veggies that I will eat with their skin on.

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