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 the following popular fresh produce items. All 48 foods are listed below from worst to best – lower numbers indicate more pesticides.
Note: EWG analyzed pesticide tests of 48 popular produce items. Domestic and imported versions of two items – blueberries, green beans and snap peas – showed sharply different results, so we have ranked those domestic and imported items separately. As a result, the Shopper’s Guide displays 51 entries.
1 Strawberries
2 Spinach
3 Nectarines
4 Apples
5 Peaches
6 Pears
7 Cherries
8 Grapes
9 Celery
10 Tomatoes
11 Sweet bell peppers
12 Potatoes
13 Cucumbers
14 Cherry Tomatoes
15 Lettuce
16 Snap peas – imported
17Blueberries – domestic
18 Hot peppers +
19 Kale/collard greens
20 Blueberries – imported
21 Green beans – Domestic
22 Plums
23 Tangerines
24 Raspberries
25 Carrots
26 Winter squash
27 Oranges
28 Summer squash*
29 Green beans – Imported
30 Snap peas – domestic
31 Bananas
32 Green onions
33 Watermelon
34 Mushrooms
35 Sweet potatoes
36 Broccoli
37 Grapefruit
38 Cauliflower
39 Cantaloupe
40 Kiwi
41 Honeydew melon
42 Eggplant
43 Mangos
44 Asparagus
45 Papayas*
46 Sweet peas frozen
47 Onions
48 Cabbage
49 Pineapples
50 Avocados
51 Sweet Corn*
+ Dirty Dozen PLUS
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* A small amount of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from genetically modified seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce.