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Organic Fruits and Veggies
Kat:
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is the cauldron where some of the worst science and most creative smear campaigns are cooked up. A web of vested interests including both organic marketers and their public relations operatives reap the benefits of these deceptive advocacy campaigns.
Craig, revealed this from a site he found, so the list is questionable :-\
http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/113
To buy or not to buy organic?
With fruits and vegetables, many of them contain thin or edible skins than can contain pesticide residue. In addition, some of them have to be heavily sprayed due to their high level of pests.
This list of fruits and veggies shows the most and least pesticides so you'll know which ones to buy organic, and which conventionally-grown ones are okay when organic isn't available.
We ranked a total of 44 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.
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
21 Cauliflower 39
22 Tangerine 38
23 Mushrooms 37
24 Cantaloupe 34
25 Lemon 31
26 Honeydew Melon 31
27 Grapefruit 31
28 Winter Squash 31
29 Tomatoes 30
30 Sweet Potatoes 30
31 Watermelon 25
32 Blueberries 24
33 Papaya 21
34 Eggplant 19
35 Broccoli 18
36 Cabbage 17
37 Bananas 16
38 Kiwi 14
39 Asparagus 11
40 Sweet Peas-Frozen 11
41 Mango 9
42 Pineapples 7
43 Sweet Corn-Frozen 2
44 Avocado 1
45 (best) Onions 1 (lowest pesticide load)
The produce ranking was developed by analysts at the not-for-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) based on the results of nearly 43,000 tests for pesticides on produce collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between 2000 and 2005.
Nearly all of the data used to create these lists already considers how people typically wash and prepare produce (for example, apples are washed before testing, bananas are peeled). While washing and rinsing fresh produce may reduce levels of some pesticides, it does not eliminate them. Peeling also reduces exposures, but valuable nutrients often go down the drain with the peel. The best option is to eat a varied diet, wash all produce, and choose organic when possible to reduce exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.
http://foodnews.org/
Ninny:
Kat,
That is good info, thanks. We have been talking about feeding our little grandson organic where possible. This is extremely helpful! I will pass this on to my son & his wife.
Kathy :)
OBrenda:
Good to know things we eat most like lettuce & strawberries are at the top of the list. :o
{So we can target those to spend more money for organics}
Thanks Kat, it never occurred to me there was a difference,
Brenda
Kat:
I ran across this list and thought it had real good info to know, because I didn't know which was the best to spend money on.
But this gives me more motivation with the fall garden I'm starting :)
mercy, peace and love
Kat
Samson:
Thankyou Kat,
Thats sad about the ranking of peaches, one of my favorite fruits. People have been telling me for years to wash my Fruits and vegetable prior to consumption. No wonder I'm alittle touched in the Brain, I still don't wash my vegetables. My tomatoe crop didn't turn out very well this year, but boy they tasted so much better than store bought, I don't think that I'll be able to eat the store bought ones.
I noticed that onions did really well, I prefer the White ones.
Interesting Thread !
Samson.
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