The enviornmental working group has created this list of the top 20 fruits and vegetables that concentrate pesticides and toxins. If you can not afford buying organic food exclusively (and who could?) then concentrate your organic purchases on this list of fruits and vegetables:
|
RANK
|
FRUIT OR VEGGIE
|
SCORE
|
|
1 (worst)
|
Peaches
|
100 (highest pesticide load)
|
|
2
|
Apples
|
96
|
|
3
|
Sweet Bell Peppers
|
86
|
|
4
|
Celery
|
85
|
|
5
|
Nectarines
|
84
|
|
6
|
Strawberries
|
83
|
|
7
|
Cherries
|
75
|
|
8
|
Lettuce
|
69
|
|
9
|
Grapes - Imported
|
68
|
|
10
|
Pears
|
65
|
|
11
|
Spinach
|
60
|
|
12
|
Potatoes
|
58
|
|
13
|
Carrots
|
57
|
|
14
|
Green Beans
|
55
|
|
15
|
Hot Peppers
|
53
|
|
16
|
Cucumbers
|
52
|
|
17
|
Raspberries
|
47
|
|
18
|
Plums
|
46
|
|
19
|
Oranges
|
46
|
|
20
|
Grapes-Domestic
|
46
|
