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Wooden biting boards can disturb bacteria and fungi due to their porous nature, meeting health risks. Options like bamboo, glass, or stainless steel boards are safe and easy to clean
Salmonella, E. Coli and listeria can grow in the cracks of wooden boards, contaminating food. (News18 Kannada)
People often cut their fruits and vegetables on boards. Shown after study Plastic cutting boards harmful effectsPeople started selecting wooden people instead. But, do you know that wooden boards are also harmful to health?
Wooden chopping board
Wood is porous by nature. It easily absorbs moisture from the food that we cut that it is tomato, raw chicken pieces or garlic. According to senior diagnostic dietist Varsha Gor at Apollo Hospitals in Navi Mumbai, this moisture allows bacteria and fungi to grow.
Over time, these wooden cutting boards are scratched. It is difficult to clean these small cracks properly. As a result, Salmonella, E. Harmful pathogens such as coli and listeria start growing in them. These bacteria not only contaminate food, but also cause health risk.
Over time, small wooden pieces of these boards are mixed with foods. Doctors warned that unknowingly consumption could deteriorate stomach health.
Paids to use wooden bites boards
- Fever: Poor clean wood cutting board e. Can disturb pathogens such as coli and Salmonella. This can cause foodborne diseases. It can also cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting and gastrointestinal infection, including dehydration and nausea. Young children and the elderly are particularly susceptible to these infections.
- Gastrointestinal tract damage: Chronic cutting boards can enter small wooden chips or wooden particles in the body and pose risk to the intestines.
- Dazzle: Many of us have a habit of cutting meat, fish, vegetables and fruits on the same board. But this exercise takes the risk of moving harmful microorganisms from one food to another.
What are safe options?
- bamboo: Bamboo is an alternative to wood. It is also an environmentally friendly and durable material. Bamboo has less holes than traditional wooden boards and opposes water absorption.
- Glass or acrylic board: These boards are non-disciplinary and easy to clean.
- Steel Board: Stainless steel boards have become popular in recent times as they last long. They do not even have holes, and it is very easy to clean.
