Organic or Regular? Check Your Grocery List
Tap the produce you're buying and see which foods are worth buying organic, sorted by EWG's 2026 guide.
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Good to know
Where the lists come from, what they can and can't tell you, and the questions parents ask most.
How to read your result
One group's ranking
EWG built its lists from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) test results on 54,344 samples of 47 fruits and vegetables. USDA peels or washes each sample first, the way you would at home.
Two things are true at once
More than 99% of the samples in USDA's 2024 testing had residue below the Environmental Protection Agency's benchmark levels. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) still says children's exposure to pesticides should be limited as much as possible.
Want the whole story, including what critics of the list say? Read our Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 guides.
Questions
Do I need to buy all my produce organic?
EWG's own advice is to buy organic for its Dirty Dozen when you can, choose regular (conventional) produce for its Clean 15, consider frozen as an affordable option, and wash everything. Research reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics hasn't found organic food to be meaningfully more nutritious. The difference studies do find is lower pesticide exposure.
Does washing remove pesticides?
Washing lowers pesticide residue, and it can't remove all of it. EWG's rankings already reflect produce that was washed or peeled before USDA tested it. The FDA says to wash produce under running water and skip soap, detergent and store-bought produce washes.
What does it mean if a food isn't on either list?
It isn't one of the 12 foods EWG ranked highest for pesticide residue in 2026 or one of the 15 it ranked lowest. It may sit in the middle of EWG's ranking, or it may not be in the test data at all. EWG named green beans and bell and hot peppers as close runners-up for the Dirty Dozen.
How often do the lists change?
EWG publishes a new guide every spring. The 2026 guide came out on March 24, 2026, with the same 12 Dirty Dozen foods as 2025 in a slightly different order. We update this checker when EWG publishes the next one.
Sources
- EWG's 2026 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce (summary), March 24, 2026
- EWG's Dirty Dozen page and EWG's Clean Fifteen page
- EWG news release on the 2026 guide, March 24, 2026
- USDA: 2024 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary, January 6, 2026
- Roberts and Karr, "Pesticide exposure in children," Pediatrics, 2012 (AAP)
- Forman and Silverstein, "Organic foods," Pediatrics, 2012 (AAP)
- FDA: Selecting and Serving Produce Safely (the washing tips)
- USDA FoodKeeper (the storage times, counted from the day you buy it)
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen are lists published by the Environmental Working Group. NutraPlanet isn't affiliated with or endorsed by EWG.
Last updated: October 26, 2026. Lists checked against EWG's 2026 guide (published March 24, 2026).