Apples — According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), apples can contain more
pesticides than any other fruit or vegetable — a total of 36.
As a category, grapes have more types of
pesticides than any other fruit, with 64 different chemicals.
Not exact matches
These
fruits and vegetables tested positive for a number of chemical
pesticide residues, showing higher concentrations of
pesticides than other produce on the market.
... if you can't find or afford all organic produce, know that some
fruits and vegetables have significantly more
pesticide residue
than others.
Some
fruits and vegetables are more heavily sprayed
than others and as a result they have a higher potential of having more
pesticide residue.
In addition to being free of
pesticides and
other toxins, local organic
fruits and veggies have more flavor and nutrients
than their grocery store equivalents.
The Environmental Working Group says that prunes contain more
pesticide residues
than most
other fruits or vegetables: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/list.php
There are lots of
other changes this represents too, such as the presence of chemicals in our food supply (
pesticides, herbicides, xenoestrogens, etc) that didn't exist in the ancient diet, as well as the dramatic changes caused by hybridization of many of our foods, which creates versions of
fruits and vegetables bred more for size, sweetness, and appearance as opposed to natural nutrition... this aspect has decreased micronutrient content in the modern day food supply (just look at wild blueberries vs cultivated blueberries as an example of that with wild berries coming in at more
than DOUBLE the antioxidants from ORAC testing).
I'm sure it applies to cat food as well: How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-specific animal source -LRB-» meat» or «poultry», meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. «ground brown rice», «brewerâ $ ™ s rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less
than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat
other than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to
other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains
fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or
other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal protein source (
other than the first one; count «chicken» and «chicken meal» as only one protein source, but «chicken» and «'' as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for
pesticides and are
pesticide - free, add 1 point
Extra Credit: 1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains
fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or
other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different specific animal protein source (
other than the first one; count â $ œchickenâ $ and â $ œchicken mealâ $ as only one protein source, but â $ œchickenâ $ and â $ œâ $ as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for
pesticides and are
pesticide - free, add 1 point