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Grocery Shopper's Guide to Pesticides |
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Sunday, 17 May 2009 15:43 |
47 Fruits & Vegetables and the Rank
of Each In Terms of Pesticide Load
(1 is the worst and 47 is best) | | 1. Peach (most pesticide) | 25. Tangerine | | 2. Apple | 26. Mushrooms | | 3. Sweet Bell Pepper | 27. Banana | | 4. Celery | 28. Winter Squash | | 5. Nectarine | 29. Cantaloupe | | 6. Strawberries | 30. Cranberries | | 7. Cherries | 31. Honeydew Melon | | 8. Kale | 32. Grapefruit | | 9. Lettuce | 33. Sweet Potato | | 10. Grapes (imported) | 34. Tomato | | 11. Carrot | 35. Broccoli | | 12. Pear | 36. Watermelon | | 13. Collard Greens | 37. Papaya | | 14. Spinach | 38. Eggplant | | 15. Potato | 39. Cabbage | | 16. Green Beans | 40. Kiwi | | 17. Summer Squash | 41. Sweet Peas (frozen) | | 18. Pepper | 42. Asparagus | | 19. Cucumber | 43. Mango | | 20. Raspberries | 44. Pineapple | | 21. Grapes (domestic) | 45. Sweet Corn (frozen) | | 22. Plum | 46. Avocado | | 23. Orange | 47. Onion (least pesticide) | | 24. Cauliflower | |
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