15 Foods You Don't Need to Buy Organic

Dietitian.Lauren Hmede
Apr 22, 2019
2 min read

Introduction:

Some fruits and vegetables are less contaminated than others. Pesticides are dangerous for your health even after washing some residues remain inside the food and you will consume them. The solution is to buy organic food but this is not convenient at all times as they are expensive. So you need to have smarter choices while still saving money and you can buy some conventional food still they contain low amount of pesticides but they are still to be consumed.

The Clean Fifteen is the list of foods that are least likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues, so if budget is a concern, you can feel good about buying these 15 fruits and vegetables conventional, starting with the least contaminated food.

1. Avocados

Avocados once again top the Clean 15 list. Of the conventional avocados tested, less than 1 percent contained pesticides (with only one pesticide found).

2. Sweet Corn

When it comes to pesticides, sweet corn is one of the cleanest conventional foods you can buy (less than 2 percent had any detected pesticide residues). A small amount of sweet corn is grown from genetically engineered seeds, so if you choose to avoid genetically engineered crops, opt for organic corn.

3. Pineapples

Almost all (90 percent) of conventional pineapples tested had no pesticide residues.

4. Frozen Sweet Peas

A large majority (80 percent) of conventional frozen sweet peas tested had no pesticide residues, with no more than two pesticides detected.

5. Onions

Of all the conventional onions tested, less than 10 percent tested contained pesticide residues.

6. Papayas

A large majority (80 percent) of papaya tested had no pesticide residues. However, a small amount of papaya is produced from genetically modified seeds, so opt for organic papaya if you want to be sure to avoid genetically modified produce.

7. Eggplant

8. Asparagus

9. Kiwi

10. Cabbage

A large majority (86 percent) of conventional cabbage tested had no pesticide residues, and only two of more than 700 cabbage samples contained more than one pesticide residue.

11. Cauliflower

12. Cantaloupe

13. Broccoli

14. Mushrooms

15. Honeydew Melon