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The 20 Fruits and Veggies With the MOST Pesticides
These are the ones that you should always buy organic, if possible. If you do buy conventional versions of the following produce, please be sure to wash them thoroughly with Wash dem Veggies (organic produce, of course, should also be washed just in case). These are ranked in order by EWG, with the worst of the bunch, peaches, at #1.
Peaches tend to have the most pesticides of any fruit or vegetable ...
so if possible buy these organic.
- Peaches
- Apples
- Sweet Bell Peppers
- Celery
- Nectarines
- Strawberries
- Cherries
- Pears
- Grapes (Imported)
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Green Beans
- Hot Peppers
- Cucumbers
- Raspberries
- Plums
- Grapes (Domestic)
- Oranges
The 20 Fruits and Veggies With the LEAST Amount of Pesticides
According to EWG, the following produce has the lowest pesticide load, ranked in order with the produce with the absolute lowest pesticides first.
- Onion
- Avocado
- Sweet corn (Frozen)
- Pineapples
- Mango
- Asparagus
- Sweet peas (Frozen)
- Kiwi
- Bananas
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Papaya
- Blueberries
- Cauliflower
- Winter Squash
- Watermelon
- Sweet potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Honeydew melon
- Cantaloupe
Source: www.sixwise.com