Discover the foods containing the most pesticides

Discover the foods containing the most pesticides - Society is becoming more and more aware of the importance of eating a healthy and balanced diet. Fruits and vegetables are essential to our health and it's important to choose carefully when we buy them.

A study performed by the Environmental Working Group revealed which foods had the most and least amount of chemicals and pesticides. Click here to learn more.

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The study - Tests performed in the study showed that almost 70% of the food grown conventionally (not organically) were contaminated. The 2004 study analyzed 47 of the most popular fruits and vegetables and the results were turned into a guide, called the 'Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce.' In the following images, discover a ranking of the 12 most-contaminated foods.

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12 - Bell peppers - Almost 90% of samples showed pesticide residue.

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11 - Potato - Everyone loves potatoes as it's one of the most versatile foods. However, it tends to contain one pesticide in particular, called chlorpropham.

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10 - Celery - More than 95% of the samples tested positive for pesticides.

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9 - Tomato - One study indicated the presence of 15 pesticides and other substances.

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8 - Pear - Tests revealed relatively high amounts of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides. More than half of the pears tested contained residue of more than five pesticides.

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7 - Cherry - This fruit is tasty, but 30% of cherries tested revealed the presence of iprodione (a pesticide prohibited in Europe) that can cause cancer.

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6 - Peach - More than 99% of samples contained pesticide residue.

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5 - Grapes - They are delicious and irresistible, but a portion of grapes tested showed the presence of an average of five pesticides. Furthermore, more than 96% of the grapes tested positive for pesticides.

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4 - Apple - One of the most popular fruits in the world is full of pesticides, according to the study. Ninety percent of apples tested had pesticide residue and 80% of them contained diphenylamine (prohibited in Europe).

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3 - Nectarine - About 94% of samples presented with two or more pesticides. One sample presented with 15 pesticides.

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2 - Spinach - Analyses showed that 97% of samples contained pesticide residue.

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1 - Strawberry - This delicious fruit earned the unfortunate title of the most contaminated fruit in the study. Tests revealed that a third of all samples contained 10 or more pesticides. Even worse is that one sample presented with 20 pesticides.

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Now, the ranking of the healthiest foods! - Read through the following list of foods tested by the Environmental Working Group that were considered the most 'clean,' or in other words, contained the least amount of chemical substances.

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15 - Broccoli - The vegetable is one of the least contaminated. Around 70% of samples did not present with any pesticide residue.

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14 - Cauliflower - Around half of all samples tested did not reveal chemical substances.

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13 - Cantaloupe - You don't have to worry much about this fruit. More than 60% of samples did not reveal the presence of pesticides and only around 10% tested positive for pesticides.

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12 - Kiwi - Are you a fan of this fruit? The good news is that 65% of the samples tested did not contain pesticides.

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11 - Honeydew melon - Around half of all melons analyzed did not contain residues of pesticides. Only four pesticides were detected in the honeydew samples.

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10 - Eggplant - Around three-quarters of all eggplants tested did not contain pesticides.

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9 - Mango - Around 78% of all samples tested did not present with pesticides.

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8 - Asparagus - Ninety percent of all samples did not contain detectable pesticide residue.

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7 - Papaya - The fruit also showed low amounts of pesticides. Eighty percent of samples did not contain chemicals.

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6 - Frozen peas - Approximately 80% of the peas tested did not show residual chemical substances.

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5 - Onion - Less than 10% of samples contained pesticides.

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4 - Cabbage - Just two out of 700 samples revealed pesticide residue.

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3 - Pineapple - Around 90% of the pineapples tested did not reveal pesticide residue.

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2 - Corn - Less than two percent of samples contained pesticides.

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1 - Avocado - The fruit with the least amount of pesticide residue detected was the avocado. Less than one percent of samples tested positive for pesticides.

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