Is Organic Fruit Better?

Often times we wonder why or why not organic fruit is better for us.  The main reason to buy organic fruit is to avoid pesticides.  The Environmental Working Group studies pesticides on fruit and recently released their list of pesticide levels of common fruits.   The rating scale goes from 100 being the most pesticide levels to 1 being the least amount of pesticides.  Peaches have the highest level of all fruits tested.  Peaches level is 100.  Apples rating is 89, strawberries 82.  So, when buying these fruits, you may want to try the farmers market and go organic.   Pears, grapes, and organges range from 65 down to 42.   I would still buy organic for these.    Fruits such as Pineapples, bananas, and blueberries rate low on the scale and seem safe without buying organic.