The Full List: 45 Fruits and Veggies EWG analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the US Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration to come up with rankings for popular fresh produce items. Note: Nectarines, blueberries, plums and cantaloupe are on the list as domestic and imported sources, so they are counted once in the 45 fruits and vegetables but the list has 49 entries. Lower numbers = more pesticides. 1Apples 24Oranges 47Pineapples 2Celery 25Broccoli 48Sweet Corn 3Sweet bell peppers 26Green onions 49Onions 4Peaches 27Bananas 5Strawberries 28Honeydew melon 6Nectarines - imported 29Tomatoes 7Grapes 30Cantaloupe - imported 8Spinach 31Cauliflower 9Lettuce 32Papaya 10Cucumbers 33Plums - domestic 11Blueberries - domestic 34Winter squash 12Potatoes 35Mushrooms 13Kale/collard greens 36Watermelon 14Cherries 37Grapefruit peppers 38Sweet potatoes 16Pears 39Cantaloupe - domestic 17Nectarines - domestic 40Kiwi 18Green beans 41Eggplant 19Plums - imported 42Mangoes 20Blueberries - imported 43Asparagus 21Carrots 44Sweet peas - frozen 22Raspberries 45Cabbage 23Summer squash 46Avocado
The Full List: 45 Fruits and Veggies EWG analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the US Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration to come up with rankings for popular fresh produce items. Note: Nectarines, blueberries, plums and cantaloupe are on the list as domestic and imported sources, so they are counted once in the 45 fruits and vegetables but the list has 49 entries. Lower numbers = more pesticides. 1Apples 2Celery 3Sweet bell peppers 4Peaches 5Strawberries 6Nectarines - imported 7Grapes 8Spinach 9Lettuce 10Cucumbers 11Blueberries - domestic 12Potatoes 13Kale/collard greens 14Cherries peppers 16Pears 17Nectarines - domestic 18Green beans 19Plums - imported 20Blueberries - imported 21Carrots 22Raspberries 23Summer squash 24Oranges 25Broccoli 26Green onions 27Bananas 28Honeydew melon 29Tomatoes 30Cantaloupe - imported 31Cauliflower 32Papaya 33Plums - domestic 34Winter squash 35Mushrooms 36Watermelon 37Grapefruit 38Sweet potatoes 39Cantaloupe - domestic 40Kiwi 41Eggplant 42Mangoes 43Asparagus 44Sweet peas - frozen 45Cabbage 46Avocado 47Pineapples 48Sweet Corn 49Onions
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