Comments on: Low Pesticides Foods You Don’t Have to Buy Organic

By: Eve Cassidy

Eve Cassidy — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:48:48 +0000

Interesting article, i didn’t realise there were so many foods that are fairly safe to consume non organic. I can’t help thinking that supermarkets are selling these products and charging a premium without a real need to do so.

By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:36:57 +0000

gowmukhi, good point. This is why one should not rely on theories as to which foods have least residues, rather on studies. The studies don’t care why, just find which ones in fact have low residues. I believe the above list is based on studies of the foods, with the “thick skin keeps pesticides out” offered merely as a possible reason for the low residue. Even if the thick skin isn’t the reason, the low residue finding still holds.

By: gowmukhi

gowmukhi — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:40:13 +0000

I have a question. The reason that a thick skin does not allow pesticides sounds good. But are the pesticides used on only fully grown fruits i.e after they have developed thick skins?
Are the pesticides not used during entire lifecycle of a fruit (flower to fruit stage) ? If yes, then how does this theory hold good? A fruit in its baby stage has thin skin, will absorb the pesticides.

By: Richard Khaw

Richard Khaw — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:32:22 +0000

List of low pesticide foods