The Shopper's Guide to Pesticide in Produce will help you determine which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues and are the most important to buy organic. You can lower your pesticide intake substantially by avoiding the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated produce
Dirty Dozen
Buy these organic
1

Apples
2

Celery
3

Strawberries
4

Peaches
5

Spinach
6

Nectarines
– imported
– imported
7

Grapes – imported
8

Sweet bell peppers
9

Potatoes
10

Blueberries
– domestic
– domestic
11

Lettuce
12

Kale/collard greens
Clean 15
Lowest in Pesticide
1

Onions
2

Sweet Corn
3

Pineapples
4

Avocado
5

Asparagus
6

Sweet peas
7

Mangoes
8

Eggplant
9

Cantaloupe
- domestic
- domestic
10

Kiwi
11

Cabbage
12

Watermelon
13

Sweet potatoes
14

Grapefruit
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