If you’re a fan of blueberries, you’re going to want to take note.
Buying all organic can be expensive.
Peaches
In the Department of Agriculture’s recent testing, 56 different pesticides were found on conventionally grown peaches.
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One hormone-disrupting fungicide, fludioxonil, was found on nearly 90 percent of the samples.
Pears
The number of different pesticides on pears have increased significantly since the last round of testing in 2016.
Nearly two-thirds of all pear samples had residues of five or more pesticidescompared to 48 percent in 2016.
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Blueberries
Blueberries were added back to the list this year, after a brief hiatus.
(One sample had levels 500 times greater than the EPA’s limit!)
(In fact, nearly two-thirds of the foods didn’t have a trace of pesticides!)
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Sweet Corn
Conventionally grown sweet corn was also highly unlikely to be contaminated with pesticides.
Only three pesticide residues were found, and they impacted around 1 percent of all samples.
Onions
None of the top six “Clean 15” produce productsincluding onionstested positive for more than three pesticides.
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Asparagus
Conventionally grown asparagus had nine different pesticide residues.
Cabbage
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A vast majority of the cabbage had little to no pesticide residue.
Carrots
Carrots are new to the Clean 15 list this year, knocking cantaloupe off the list.
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Los kiwis tienen más vitamina C que las naranjas y previenen el estreñimiento.SusanadelCampoPhoto / Getty Images
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Watermelon is an ideal food for people with IBD – just don’t eat the seeds!.Image © Eduardo Barrera / Moment / Getty Images
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