Pesticide Residue
 

Pesticide Residue in our Top 43 Fruits and Vegetables

I recently found this list of our top 43 fruits and vegetables rated depending on the amount of pesticide residue they contained. Conventional fruits and vegetables were scientifically tested for this study. Now I use this list when I go shopping. I’m quite happy to buy conventional onions but I’ll only purchase organic apples.


From the worst/highest pesticide load at no.1 to best/lowest at no.43

  1. Peaches   100
  2. Apples   89
  3. Capsicum   86
  4. Celery   85
  5. Nectarines   84
  6. Strawberries   82
  7. Cherries   75
  8. Pears   65
  9. Grapes - Imported   65
  10. Spinach   60
  11. Lettuce   59
  12. Potatoes   58
  13. Carrots   57
  14. Green Beans   53
  15. Hot Peppers   53
  16. Cucumbers   52
  17. Raspberries   47
  18. Plums   45
  19. Grapes - Domestic   43
  20. Oranges   42
  21. Grapefruit   40
  22. Tangerine   38
  1. Mushrooms   37
  2. Rockmelon   34
  3. Honeydew Melon   31
  4. Tomatoes   30
  5. Sweet Potatoes   30
  6. Watermelon   28
  7. Winter Squash   27
  8. Cauliflower   27
  9. Blueberries   24
  10. Papaya   21
  11. Broccoli   18
  12. Cabbage   17
  13. Bananas   16
  14. Kiwi   14
  15. Sweet peas - frozen   11
  16. Asparagus   11
  17. Mango   9
  18.  Pineapples   7
  19. Sweet Corn - frozen   2
  20. Avocado   1
  21. Onions   1
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