Every year the EWG publish the DIRTY DOZEN and CLEAN FIFTEEN list of fruits and vegetables. Choose organic from the dirty dozen list as these are the fruits and veg with the highest average pesticide residue. The clean fifteen shows you the foods with the lowest pesticides, so you can eat these non-organic versions more freely.
Here’s the 2020 DIRTY DOZEN list from EWG:
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Kale
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Grapes
- Peaches
- Cherries
- Pears
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Potatoes
Here’s the 2020 CLEAN FIFTEEN list:
- Avocados
- Sweetcorn
- Pineapple
- Onions
- Papaya
- Sweet peas (frozen)
- Aubergine (eggplant)
- Asparagus
- Cauliflower
- Cantaloupe
- Broccoli
- Mushrooms
- Cabbage
- Honeydew melon
- Kiwi