Broccoli, like many fruits and vegetables, is covered in wax to protect it from insects and the elements.
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When you simply run a piece of broccoli under water to wash it, the water bounces off without even really touching the vegetable.
So how can you remove the wax and have an actual clean piece of produce?
Influencer Charmie (@charmiexoxo) has the cleaning hack you have been looking for.
She recently shared a video on TikTok about how she discovered a quick and easy way to cleanse her food.
“You see how the water is just jumping off this broccoli,” she said in the video.
“There’s some type of wax film that needs to come off.”
When she realized this, she said, she decided to purchase a fruit and vegetable wash from Trader Joe’s.
Take the broccoli and “swish it” around in a solution of the soapy water, she directed in the video.
After a minute, you should be “able to see the water running straight through” because the wax film has been removed.
“That means it’s clean,” she said.
“This is so mind-blowing to me,” she exclaimed.
She also shared how to make sure you have done the job right: check the bottom of the broccoli.
“You see the wax right at the bottom, like built up, so we cut it down and swish it around and now the broccoli is clean,” she said.
“Mind blowing,” she repeated.
Over half a million people liked the short video and almost 2,000 people left comments.
“Yes def noticed that!! That’s crazy seeing the difference!!,” one TikTok fan replied.
“All fruit and vegetables have the wax. Vinegar with/without baking soda as well will clean it,” another fan confirmed.