12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables
The environmental working group (EWG) of the United States has released nine years in a row "12 dirtiest fruits and vegetables". The list is issued at the end of April this year with apple ranking the first. Recently, the US media have reported in detail.
The so-called "the dirtiest fruits and vegetables", refers to the most seriously polluted fruits and vegetables by pesticides and pesticide residue. Each year, researchers will select 48 kinds of the most popular agricultural products on the market and conduct evaluation for 28000 samples inspected by the United States department of agriculture (USDA) and the United States food and drug administration (FDA) and finally come down to 12 kinds of most polluted ones.
Apple. Apple has for many years been on top of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables list. The test this year found that 99% apple samples contain at least one pesticide residue, and are with the highest amount of residue.
Strawberry It rises to the second from the 5th of last year's ranking .
Grapes. One grape sample has been detected with 15 kinds of pesticide residues. In terms of the volume pesticides, grape is listed at the top of the list, It contains a total of 64 different chemicals.
Celery. A sample of celery can be detected with 13 different pesticides.
Peach. Peach contains many kinds of pesticides. EWG's stressed din the report that apparently pesticides are toxic, but they are to kill insect pests, weeds and fungi, etc bad for the growth of crops.
Spinach. Spinach is one of the most seriously polluted vegetables by pesticide residue.
Bell peppers. Like grapes, a bell pepper sample contains 15 kinds of pesticide residues.
Imported nectarine. Each imported nectarine sample turn out to be positive in pesticide residue detection.
Cucumber.
Potatoes. Compared with other crops, potato contains more pesticide residues.
Cherry tomato. A cherry tomato sample can be detected with 13 different pesticides.
Chili. 67% of chili samples contain pesticide residue even after being washing or peeling.
The so-called "the dirtiest fruits and vegetables", refers to the most seriously polluted fruits and vegetables by pesticides and pesticide residue. Each year, researchers will select 48 kinds of the most popular agricultural products on the market and conduct evaluation for 28000 samples inspected by the United States department of agriculture (USDA) and the United States food and drug administration (FDA) and finally come down to 12 kinds of most polluted ones.
Apple. Apple has for many years been on top of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables list. The test this year found that 99% apple samples contain at least one pesticide residue, and are with the highest amount of residue.
Strawberry It rises to the second from the 5th of last year's ranking .
Grapes. One grape sample has been detected with 15 kinds of pesticide residues. In terms of the volume pesticides, grape is listed at the top of the list, It contains a total of 64 different chemicals.
Celery. A sample of celery can be detected with 13 different pesticides.
Peach. Peach contains many kinds of pesticides. EWG's stressed din the report that apparently pesticides are toxic, but they are to kill insect pests, weeds and fungi, etc bad for the growth of crops.
Spinach. Spinach is one of the most seriously polluted vegetables by pesticide residue.
Bell peppers. Like grapes, a bell pepper sample contains 15 kinds of pesticide residues.
Imported nectarine. Each imported nectarine sample turn out to be positive in pesticide residue detection.
Cucumber.
Potatoes. Compared with other crops, potato contains more pesticide residues.
Cherry tomato. A cherry tomato sample can be detected with 13 different pesticides.
Chili. 67% of chili samples contain pesticide residue even after being washing or peeling.
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