FoodNews: Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
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The Full List: 47 Fruits & Veggies
|
RANK |
FRUIT OR VEGGIE |
SCORE |
|
1 (worst) |
Peach |
100 (highest pesticide load) |
|
2 |
Apple |
93 |
|
3 |
Sweet Bell Pepper |
83 |
|
4 |
Celery |
82 |
|
5 |
Nectarine |
81 |
|
6 |
Strawberries |
80 |
|
7 |
Cherries |
73 |
|
8 |
Kale |
69 |
|
9 |
Lettuce |
67 |
|
10 |
Grapes - Imported |
66 |
|
11 |
Carrot |
63 |
|
12 |
Pear |
63 |
|
13 |
Collard Greens |
60 |
|
14 |
Spinach |
58 |
|
15 |
Potato |
56 |
|
16 |
Green Beans |
53 |
|
17 |
Summer Squash |
53 |
|
18 |
Pepper |
51 |
|
19 |
Cucumber |
50 |
|
20 |
Raspberries |
46 |
|
21 |
Grapes - Domestic |
44 |
|
22 |
Plum |
44 |
|
23 |
Orange |
44 |
|
24 |
Cauliflower |
39 |
|
25 |
Tangerine |
37 |
|
26 |
Mushrooms |
36 |
|
27 |
Banana |
34 |
|
28 |
Winter Squash |
34 |
|
29 |
Cantaloupe |
33 |
|
30 |
Cranberries |
33 |
|
31 |
Honeydew Melon |
30 |
|
32 |
Grapefruit |
29 |
|
33 |
Sweet Potato |
29 |
|
34 |
Tomato |
29 |
|
35 |
Broccoli |
28 |
|
36 |
Watermelon |
26 |
|
37 |
Papaya |
20 |
|
38 |
Eggplant |
20 |
|
39 |
Cabbage |
17 |
|
40 |
Kiwi |
13 |
|
41 |
Sweet Peas - Frozen |
10 |
|
42 |
Asparagus |
10 |
|
43 |
Mango |
9 |
|
44 |
Pineapple |
7 |
|
45 |
Sweet Corn - Frozen |
2 |
|
46 |
Avocado |
1 |
|
47 (best) |
Onion |
1 (lowest pesticide load) |
Note: We ranked a total of 47 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.