It is the age of globalization that we live in. Where earlier we could enjoy only food varieties native to our land, today we can sample food from so many other continents and climates! It is fascinating how our taste buds have found a whole new world for themselves.
It does bode us well, though, to be more aware as new worlds open up to us. Here are the top food items whose samples were found to have the most pesticide content among all. Maybe it’s the way they assimilate what they absorb, maybe their skins are thinner, but for some reason, these foods retain higher percentages of chemicals from pesticides when compared to others.
Food Item | Percentage of Samples Found To Contain Pesticides |
Celery | 94.5 |
Pears | 94.4 |
Peaches | 93.7 |
Apples | 91 |
Cherries | 91 |
Strawberries | 90 |
Imported Grapes | 86 |
Spinach | 83.4 |
Potatoes | 79.3 |
Bell Peppers | 68 |
Red Raspberries | 59 |
If your favourite food is on the list above, ProNature suggests switching to an organic variety of it so that you can enjoy the flavour without worrying about high pesticide content.
Taste the world in a healthy way. Go organic today!
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