Viewed from nutrition, raw Vegetables do contain more nutrients than cooked Vegetables. However, in terms of security, at risk of contaminated raw Vegetables pesticides or harmful bacteria.According Prof.Dr.Ir. Made Astawan, food technologists and nutrition of IPB in various nutrition content of his book Food, pesticide residues are often still left in the vegetables until several days after spraying, especially during drought because farmers should not harvest the vegetables after spraying pesticides.
The washing process is not perfect vegetables also need to be wary of. Because some chemicals in pesticides that can not be lost even if washed. Therefore, washing vegetables and fruits in water flows. Especially for Vegetables raw, more safe for washing Vegetables with boiled water to avoid bacteria that cause infections.
In addition to pesticides, also watch out for dangerous bacteria contamination, especially vegetables spread on the ground or close to the ground. To improve soil fertility, farmers often use organic fertilizers in the form of humus or manure (and even human excrement).
Examples of pathogenic bacteria from feces is Eschericia coli can cause diarrhea, Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi cause typhoid fever. Salmonella can also cause stomach upset, with symptoms of diarrhea, headache, vomiting, and fever.
Several types of foodstuffs containing natural toxic compounds, such as saponins in soybean, peanut, spinach, and asparagus, goitrogen (cabbage and radish), cyanide (cassava leaves), solanine (potatoes), and others. These toxic compounds can only be eliminated through the process of washing and cooking with the right temperature.
Although so far not reported any cases of poisoning or the person who died of consuming raw Vegetables, but it's worth paying more attention to our intake of food security. If you include Vegetables lovers, perhaps you can begin to plant crops used for Vegetables in the yard or in pots. Thus, we know exactly the vegetables are free of pesticides and bacterial contamination or human feces.
