: High exposure due to being eaten whole, skin and all.

: USDA testing discovered 69 different types of pesticides across samples.

: Samples showed an average of five different pesticides.

: A new addition in 2017 (replacing cucumbers), they tend to absorb substances from the soil through their skin. The Clean Fifteen: Safer to Buy Conventional

: Their thin skin is often insufficient to keep pesticides out.

: Testing showed approximately 97% of samples were contaminated with at least one pesticide.