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Test Results: Complete Data Set
Rank (worst to best)
Commodity
Combined Score
Percentage of Samples Tested with Detectable Pesticides
Percentage of Samples With Two or More Pesticides
Average Number of Pesticides Found on a Sample
Average Amount (in ppm*) of All Pesticides Found
Maximum Number of Pesticides Found on a Single Sample
Number of Pesticides Found on the Commodity in Total
1
Peaches
100
96.6%
86.6%
3.1
1.134
9
42
2
Apples
96
93.6%
82.3%
2.8
0.894
9
50
3
Sweet Bell Peppers
86
81.5%
62.2%
2.4
0.138
11
64
4
Celery
85
94.1%
79.8%
3.0
0.413
9
30
5
Nectarines
84
97.3%
85.3%
3.0
0.576
7
26
6
Strawberries
83
92.3%
69.2%
2.3
0.799
8
38
7
Cherries
75
91.4%
75.8%
2.8
0.290
7
25
8
Lettuce
69
68.2%
44.2%
1.7
0.142
9
57
9
Grapes - Imported
68
84.2%
53.2%
1.8
0.284
8
37
10
Pears
65
86.2%
45.7%
1.6
0.586
6
33
11
Spinach
60
70.0%
31.2%
1.1
1.240
6
24
12
Potatoes
58
81.0%
18.0%
1.0
1.655
4
18
13
Carrots
57
81.7%
48.3%
1.6
0.046
6
31
14
Green Beans
55
67.6%
42.0%
1.4
0.199
6
35
15
Hot Peppers
53
55.0%
27.5%
1.0
0.290
6
51
16
Cucumbers
52
72.5%
31.7%
1.2
0.057
6
40
17
Raspberries
47
47.9%
23.3%
0.9
0.906
6
21
18
Plums
46
74.0%
27.1%
1.1
0.666
4
15
19
Oranges
46
85.1%
34.6%
1.3
0.100
4
18
20
Grapes - Domestic
46
60.5%
23.4%
0.9
0.104
7
31
21
Cauliflower
39
84.6%
14.6%
1.0
0.004
5
15
22
Tangerines
38
66.7%
33.3%
1.2
0.375
3
4
23
Mushrooms
37
60.2%
22.3%
0.9
0.158
5
16
24
Cantaloupe
34
53.3%
19.4%
0.8
0.026
4
25
25
Lemon
31
55.6%
10.0%
0.7
0.188
5
10
26
Honeydew Melon
31
59.2%
14.2%
0.8
0.012
4
16
27
Grapefruit
31
62.9%
15.2%
0.8
0.056
4
9
28
Winter Squash
31
41.3%
11.6%
0.6
0.017
5
26
29
Tomatoes
30
46.9%
13.5%
0.6
0.029
5
16
30
Sweet Potatoes
30
58.4%
10.0%
0.7
0.198
3
17
31
Watermelons
25
38.5%
13.2%
0.6
0.021
4
13
32
Blueberries
24
27.5%
10.0%
0.4
0.327
4
11
33
Papaya
21
23.5%
5.0%
0.3
0.053
4
19
34
Eggplant
19
23.4%
6.9%
0.3
0.013
4
15
35
Broccoli
18
28.1%
3.2%
0.3
0.004
3
19
36
Cabbage
17
17.9%
4.8%
0.2
0.121
3
18
37
Bananas
16
41.7%
2.0%
0.4
0.029
2
7
38
Kiwi
14
15.3%
3.4%
0.2
0.160
3
8
39
Asparagus
11
6.7%
0.6%
0.1
0.026
2
19
40
Sweet Peas - Frozen
11
22.9%
2.3%
0.3
0.010
2
5
41
Mango
9
7.1%
0.5%
0.1
0.057
2
13
42
Pineapples
7
7.7%
0.6%
0.1
0.002
2
7
43
Sweet Corn - Frozen
2
3.8%
0.0%
0.0
0.005
1
3
44
Avocado
1
1.4%
0.0%
0.0
0.001
1
2
45
Onions
1
0.2%
0.0%
0.0
0.000
1
2
Note: We ranked a total of 44 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.