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All 48 fruits and vegetables with pesticide residue data


EWG analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration to come up with rankings for these popular fresh produce items. All 48 foods are listed below from worst to best (lower numbers = more pesticides).

Note: EWG analyzed pesticide tests of 48 popular produce items. Domestic and imported versions of two items – blueberries and snap peas – showed sharply different results, so we have ranked those domestic and imported items separately. As a result, the full list of foods ranked by the Shopper’s Guide displays 50 entries.

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Strawberries

 

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Apples

 

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Nectarines

 

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Peaches

 

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Celery

 

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Grapes

 

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Cherries

 

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Spinach

 

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Tomatoes

 

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Sweet bell peppers

 

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Cherry tomatoes

 

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Cucumbers

 

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Snap peas – imported

 

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Blueberries – domestic

 

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Potatoes

 

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Hot peppers +

 

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Lettuce

 

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Kale / collard greens +

 

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Blueberries – imported

 

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Green beans

 

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Plums

 

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Pears

 

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Raspberries

 

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Carrots

 

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Winter squash

 

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Tangerines

 

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Summer squash*

 

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Snap peas – domestic

 

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Green onions

 

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Bananas

 

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Oranges

 

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Watermelon

 

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Broccoli

 

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Sweet potatoes

 

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Mushrooms

 

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Cauliflower

 

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Cantaloupe

 

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Grapefruit

 

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Honeydew melon

 

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Eggplant

 

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Kiwi

 

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Papayas*

 

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Mangos

 

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Asparagus

 

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Onions

 

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Sweet peas frozen

 

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Cabbage

 

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Pineapples

 

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Sweet Corn*

 

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Avocados

 

* A small amount of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from GE seedstock. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid GE produce.