These 13 fruits and vegetables are the least loaded with pesticides according to one study

We are constantly told that we must eat fruits and vegetables in season. And as if that weren’t enough, we also need to make sure these foods aren’t too loaded with pesticides. Unfortunately, according to a study published in 2019, more than 70% of fruit and 40% of vegetables sold on the French market contain pesticide residues of the NGO Future Generations. According to data reported by the European Environment Agency and shared in an information note, France is one of the European countries whose sales of pesticides increased the most between 2011 and 2020 together with Germany, Italy and Spain.

Result? We don’t know what to eat anymore! But then, which fruits and vegetables to consume in this climate of distrust?

These less contaminated fruits and vegetables

According to a large study conducted by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) (a non-profit organization), carried out thanks to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the FDA, the Food and Drug Administration, the least contaminated fruits and vegetables (also called clean fifteen) would be:

• The lawyers
• The Horn
• pineapple
• The onions
• papayas
• Peas
• Carrots
• Asparagus
• white cabbage
• mangoes
• Kiwi
• melons
• watermelons
• The mushrooms
• sweet potatoes

Fruits and vegetables that are best avoided

To allow you to see more clearly, we have also made an inventory of the most contaminated fruit and vegetables in 2023, thanks to another study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The latter being qualified as “Dirty Dozen”. Here are some.

• Strawberries
• Spinach
• Cabbage
• Peaches
• Pears
• nectarines
• Apples
• Grape
• Chili
• peppers
• Cherries
• Blueberries
• Green beans

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