Dirty dozen

This is the list of foods with the highest amount of contamination of pesticides.

These should always be bought organic.

  1. Spinach

  2. Strawberries

  3. Kale, Collard, and Mustard Greens

  4. Grapes

  5. Peaches

  6. Cherries

  7. Nectarines

  8. Pears

  9. Apples

  10. Blackberries

  11. Blueberries

  12. Potatoes

Clean fifteen

These instead are the foods with the least amount of contamination from pesticides

  1. Pineapples

  2. Sweet Corn (Fresh and Frozen)

  3. Avocados

  4. Papaya

  5. Onion

  6. Sweet Peas (Frozen)

  7. Asparagus

  8. Cabbage

  9. Watermelon

  10. Cauliflower

  11. Bananas

  12. Mangoes

  13. Carrots

  14. Mushrooms

  15. Kiwi

Sources

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php

Marco Caspani

Last update: 02/10/2025