The Dirty Dozen is a list of twelve fruits and vegetables, which contain higher amounts of
pesticide residue when grown conventionally.
Peeling fruits and vegetables will help decrease
pesticide residue when making homemade baby food.
Not exact matches
While the FDA has concluded that
pesticide residues pose no risk of concern for infants and children, certain kinds of conventionally grown produce contain higher doses of
pesticides — even
when washed and peeled — which means you should prioritize buying them organic.
When tested for
pesticide residue, strawberries have an average of 45 different chemical compounds lingering on their surface.
Potential Contamination in Inputs: How it is addressed in the organic standards By Doug Currier, OMRI Review Program Technical Supervisor
Pesticide contamination in compost is a concern particularly
when compost is manufactured using conventional crop
residues or residential yard waste, both... Continued
Organic cotton is grown without synthetic
pesticides or fertilizers, so there are no
residues in the fabric
when it gets to your nursery.
When farmers spray
pesticides, this can leave
residue on produce.
When you bring home apples, strawberries, lettuce, or other fruits or veggies from the grocery store, you don't have to use those expensive products that are made especially for washing off wax and
pesticide residue.
As a result, some berries contain
pesticide residue, which gets concentrated
when the berry is ground into a dry powder.
Always choose organic greens because they will otherwise have
pesticide residues that concentrate
when you juice them or make a big salad.
First, as you know, the main aspect that most people talk about in the organic vs conventional food debate is simply whether the food in question was grown with
pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers, and whether that food contains
pesticide / herbicide
residues in or on the actual food
when you eat it.
If you're not going to choose organic for all of your produce and other foods, at least make sure to choose organic
when it comes to the top 6 worst offenders for
pesticide residue in conventional produce:
Check EWG's Shopper's Guide to
Pesticides to be sure you buy organic
when pesticide residues are highest.
This crop is oftentimes genetically engineered, but even
when it's not, cottonseed oil tends to have very high levels of
pesticide residues.
When it comes to avocados and onions, it's ok to buy the conventional version since these are some of the Clean 15, or those fruits and vegetables with the lowest levels of
pesticide residues.
Obviously, my choice
when picking out peaches for this recipe would be organic, to avoid the
pesticide residue and the resulting health concerns.
The color is also linked to the extermination of European Jewry in World War II: the
pesticide employed by the Nazis in the gas chambers, Zyklon B, left traces on some of the walls
when its lethal compound chemically mutated into Prussian blue
residues.
Not only does organic production help reduce public health risks, mounting evidence shows that food grown organically are rich in nutrients, such as Vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus, with less exposure to nitrates and
pesticide residues in organically grown fruits, vegetables, and grains
when compared to conventionally grown products.
When compared to conventional produce, organic has more antioxidants, fewer toxic metals, and less
pesticide residue.
While buying organic
when you can may be better for the health of the planet and its critters, these items at least have less
pesticide residue: