The Dirty Dozen Plus and Clean 15 lists - This list will help you determine which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide residues and which are the most important to buy organic.
Dirty
Dozen
We suggest that you buy organic versions of the following (or from local farmers markets, or grow in your own garden) whenever possible:
We suggest that you buy organic versions of the following (or from local farmers markets, or grow in your own garden) whenever possible:
Apples
Celery
Cherry
tomatoes
Cucumbers
Grapes
Hot
peppers
Nectarines
Peaches
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Sweet
bell peppers
Kale
/Collard greens
Summer
squash
Clean
Fifteen
The Fruits and Vegetables from the Clean 15 list are generally low in pesticides:
The Fruits and Vegetables from the Clean 15 list are generally low in pesticides:
Asparagus
Avocados
Cabbage
Cantaloupe
Sweet
Corn
Eggplant
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Mangos
Mushrooms
Onions
Papayas
Pineapples
Sweet
peas - frozen
Sweet
potatoes
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