Conventional Grapes

Non-organic table grapes.

57Moderate burden · out of 100

Cleaner swapOrganic grapes, or a thorough rinse

How this score is built

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
Input	Rating	Evidence
Chemical hazard	4/10	unsourced input
Everyday exposure	5/10	Of 280 table-grape samples bought in Turkey in 2016, 59.6% carried one or more pesticide residues and 20.4% exceeded EU maximum residue levels; the worst-case hazard index was 3.37% for adults and 9.42% for children. Pesticide Residues in Table Grapes and Exposure Assessment · J Agric Food Chem 2018 DOI 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b05707 · PMID 29364655 · Abstract · read 2026-10-09
Persistence	3/10	unsourced input

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What this means for you

Grapes routinely show multiple pesticide residues on residue-monitoring lists. A good rinse cuts surface residue; organic avoids most of it.

Evidence strength: moderate

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