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# 12 fruits and vegetables you don’t have to buy organic
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/12_fruits_and_vegetables_you_don_t_have_to_buy_organic/
- Published: 2008-08-02T14:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T12:19:58.000Z
- Description: Citing the Environmental Working Group, the piece names the 12 conventional fruits and vegetables carrying the fewest pesticides, among them broccoli, cabbage, bananas, mango, pineapple, avocado and onions, and the 12 worst, led by peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers and celery.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Shopping, Organic, #vivvo-import

SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- According to the Environmental Working Group, many fruits and vegetables contain a variety of pesticides, and for those fruits and vegetables, consumers would be better off eating organic types. For instance, apples and potatoes often contain a wide spectrum of pesticides.  
  
But some fruits and vegetables contain far fewer pesticides. The 12 safest conventional fruits and vegetables include broccoli, eggplant, cabbage, bananas, kiwi, asparagus, sweet peas (frozen), mango, pineapple, sweet corn (frozen), avocado, and onions.  
  
The worst 12 conventional fruits and vegetables you can eat are peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, grapes (imported), pears, spinach, and potatoes.  
  
For more information, visit foodnews.org  
  
  
By Ben Wasserman, and edited by Heather Kelley.  
Aug 2, 2008 - 5:21:10 PM