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The big surprise is that the most dangerous foods in terms of pesticides are not fresh fruits or vegetables, but dried fruits that nobody washes: raisins.
Residues of at least two pesticides were found in almost all raisin samples, more precisely in 99% of them. Because of this, specialists from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) consider raisins to be the most dangerous in terms of pesticides.
Not that the situation was much better in terms of strawberries, nectarines, apples and cherries. Residues of two or more pesticides were found in 90 percent of the samples examined from samples of these fruits.
The danger on the plate
Whether grown organically or not, fruits and vegetables are essential components of a healthy diet. Unfortunately, many of them contain potentially harmful pesticides, even after washing and peeling.
Because pesticide contamination varies by crop, the EWG has compiled a list of the most dangerous plant foods.
According to the latest report published by the specialist in 2020, the most dangerous are strawberries, spinach, nectarines, blackberries, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes.
More than 90 percent of the strawberry, apple, cherry, spinach, nectarine and cabbage samples tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides.
In addition, 18 different pesticides were identified in the cabbage samples.
Studies show that avocado and corn are the cleanest. Less than 2 percent of the samples showed detectable pesticides. Other fruits and vegetables also performed well: pineapple, onion, papaya, frozen peas, eggplant, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and melon.
What to do?
EWG experts say that if we care about our health, it would be best to focus on organic products. “Four separate clinical trials have shown that people who switched from conventional to organic foods have experienced a dramatic reduction in pesticide levels in the urine, a clear marker of pesticide exposure, writes ewg.org.
