FoodNews: Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
At the yahoo E2L group, one of the members referenced this FoodNews website that lists the worst and most contaminated produce.
At the link above you'll find more information on the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen and the full list of vegetables and fruits that have been rated from worst to best.
You may want to bookmark it for future reference. You can also, if you prefer, download a pdf version or an iPhone app at their website.
The list of the most contaminated produce has changed since Dr. Fuhrman wrote his book, Eat To Live. This may be of importance to you if you purchase organic produce from his list because some things have changed.
Dr. Fuhrman's dirty dozen included five items that are no longer on the top twelve list.
Dr. Fuhrman's List
- Strawberries
- Bell peppers
- Spinach*
- Cherries - USA
- Peaches
- Cantaloupe - Mexico*
- Celery
- Apple
- Apricots*
- Green beans*
- Grapes - Chile
- Cucumbers*
New list
- Peaches - 100
- Apples - 93
- Bell peppers - 83
- Celery - 82
- Nectarines - 81
- Strawberries - 80
- Cherries - 73
- Kale - 69
- Lettuce - 67
- Grapes - Imported - 66
- Carrot - 63
- Pear - 63
- Collard Greens - 60
- Spinach - 58
- Potato - 56
- Green beans - 53
- Summer squash - 53
- Pepper - 51
- Cucumber - 50
- Raspberries - 46
- Grapes - domestic - 44
- Plum - 44
- Orange - 44
- Cauliflower - 39
- Tangerine - 37
- Mushrooms - 36
- Banana - 34
- Winter squash - 34
- Cantaloupe - 33
- Cranberries - 33
- Honeydew melon - 30
- Grapefruit - 29
- Sweet Potato - 29
- Tomato - 28
- Broccoli - 28
- Watermelon - 26
- Papaya - 20
- Eggplant - 20
- Cabbage - 17
- Kiwi - 13
- Sweet peas - frozen 10
- Asparagus - 10
- Mango - 9
- Pineapple - 7
- Sweet corn - frozen - 2
- Avocado - 1
- Onion (best) - 1
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.
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