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