Pesticide Levels of 52 Fruits and Veggies

Find Out Which Ones You Should Buy Organic:
EWG analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the US Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug
Administration to come up with rankings for these popular fresh produce items.
Lower numbers = more pesticides. Buy organic varieties of the fruits and vegetables of at least 1-13

Worst to Best
1

Apples Potatoes Pears

2 10 18

Celery Blueberries - domestic Nectarines - domestic

3 11 19

Strawberries Lettuce Hot peppers

4 12 20

Peaches Kale/collard greens Green beans - domestic

5 13 21

Spinach Cilantro Carrots

6 14 22

Nectarines - imported Cucumbers Plums - imported

7 15 23

Grapes - imported Grapes - domestic Blueberries - imported

8 16 24

Sweet bell peppers Cherries Raspberries

9 17 25

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Tomatoes
35
Green beans - imported
26 Kiwi
Papaya 45
36
Summer squash
27 Cantaloupe - domestic
Cranberries 46
37
Oranges
28 Eggplant
Plums - domestic 47
38
Broccoli
29 Mangoes
Winter squash 48
39
Green onions
30 Sweet peas - frozen
Mushrooms 49
40
Bananas
31 Asparagus
Grapefruit 50
41
Cantaloupe - imported
32 Avocado
Sweet potatoes 51
42
Honeydew melon
33 Pineapples
Watermelon 52
43
Cauliflower
34 Sweet Corn

Cabbage
44

 
 
Source:  http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/list/  
 
 

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