It is understood that the U.S. Agricultural Department and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will carry out tests on pesticide residues and pesticide residues in some fruits and vegetables each year, and analyze the results. This ranking is based on the data analysis of the 10 years from 2000 to 2009.

Pesticides up to: Apple

Among the 53 fruits and vegetables, more than 700 apple samples were found to have residual pesticides, which accounted for 98% of the total. Of these, 92% had more than one type of pesticides, and Apple’s ranking in the "Pesticide Blacklist" was last year's 4th. Bit jumped to the top of the list.

Ranked second: Celery

The second place is celery, 96% of the samples detected pesticides, and one sample contains 13 pesticides.

The largest number of pesticides:

The largest number of pesticides is pepper, with up to 97 pesticides in all samples.

The most pesticides and the least fruits and vegetables

the most:

The 12 types of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues are: apples, celery, strawberries, peaches, spinach, imported nectarines, imported grapes, bell peppers, potatoes, homemade blueberries, lettuce, and kale.

Minimal:

At the same time, the organization also announced 15 types of fruits and vegetables with the least pesticide residues: onions, sweet corn, pineapple, avocados, asparagus, sweet peas, mangoes, eggplant, American-made cantaloupe, kiwi, cabbage, watermelon, sweet potato, grapefruit ,mushroom.

Eat the harm of pesticides and fruits on the body

In order to truly reflect the amount of pesticides people have absorbed after eating, these samples have been washed for at least 10 seconds or peeled before testing. However, the data still shows that people eat 5 types of pesticides and fruits every day, which is equivalent to eating 14 pesticides.

Many studies have shown that pesticides are harmful to human health, and are related to nervous system diseases, hormonal disorders, and children's intellectual impairment.

Do you have to eat more fruits and vegetables?

Although there are problems with pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, the U.S. government and nutrition experts still reach a consensus that the health benefits of fruits and vegetables are greater than those of pesticide residues. If they are eaten properly, such as vegetables are cooked and eaten, fruits are washed and removed. Skin, etc., can reduce the harm.

However, experts warn that due to the different types of pesticides, simply soaking in fresh water or cleaning with food alkalis and detergents is not the best method. Try to buy green and organically grown fruits and vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables. "Each day we eat 5 "clean fruits and vegetables" list, the body's absorption of pesticides can be reduced by 92%." Experts said.

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