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Which Fruits and Vegetables Have the Lowest Pesticide Load?

organic shopping list What fruits and veggies are best and worst when it comes to pesticide residues? If you have a choice, try to purchase organic varieties of produce that is conventionally grown with the lowest amount of pesticides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highest pesticide load: Lowest pesticide load:
  • apples
  • carrots
  • celery
  • cherries
  • imported grapes
  • kale
  • lettuce
  • nectarines
  • peaches
  • pears
  • strawberries
  • sweet bell
  • onions
  • avocado
  • frozen sweet corn
  • pineapples
  • mango
  • sweet frozen peas
  • asparagus
  • kiwi
  • bananas
  • cabbage
  • broccoli
  • eggplant

Adapted from Environmental Working Group:

http://www.foodnews.org/

 

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