pesticide loads

市場的青菜水果完美無疵
種植時要施多少的殺蟲劑?
這些殺蟲劑在採收時是否還殘留呢?
今天的這份報導為我解疑

芒果,鳳梨,冷凍玉米,Avocado ,大洋蔥因殘留量較低
不一定要買有機產品
桃子,蘋果,甜椒,Celery,Nectarines,草莓,櫻桃就盡量買有機產品

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php
*List of foods ranked by their pesticide loads*
The Environmental Working Group tested these foods and ranked them from highest pesticide load to lowest.
1 .(worst) Peaches ,100 (highest pesticide load)
2. Apples, 96
3 .Sweet Bell Peppers ,86
4 .Celery, 85
5 .Nectarines ,84
6 .Strawberries ,83
7 .Cherries ,75
8.Lettuce, 69
9 .Grapes - Imported ,68
10.Pears ,65
11 .Spinach, 60
12 .Potatoes,58
13. Carrots ,57
14. Green Beans ,55
15. Hot Peppers ,53
16 .Cucumbers ,52
17. Raspberries, 47
18. Plums, 46
19. Oranges 46
20. Grapes-Domestic ,46
21 .Cauliflower ,39
22 .Tangerine ,38
23. Mushrooms ,37
24 .Cantaloupe,34
25. Lemon ,31
26 .Honeydew Melon,31
27. Grapefruit, 31
28 .Winter Squash ,31
29 .Tomatoes ,30
30 .Sweet Potatoes ,30
31 .Watermelon, 25
32. Blueberries ,24
33 .Papaya ,21
34 .Eggplant ,19
35. Broccoli ,18
36. Cabbage,17
37 .Bananas ,16
38. Kiwi ,14
39 .Asparagus ,11
40 .Sweet Peas-Frozen ,11
41 .Mango ,9
42. Pineapples , 7
43 .Sweet Corn-Frozen ,2
44.Avocado , 1
45 .(best) Onions ,1(lowest pesticide load)
Note: We ranked a total of 43 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.