Shopper's Guide to Pesticides!

RANK /FRUIT OR VEGGIE /SCORE

1 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 Peppers --------------- 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 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.