Conventional Strawberries

Non-organic strawberries (a 'Dirty Dozen' crop).

49Moderate burden · out of 100

Cleaner swapOrganic strawberries, or peel-heavy fruit instead

How this score is built

100Start
77Chemical hazard 5 × 4.6−23
56.6Everyday exposure 6 × 3.4−20.4
49Persistence 3 × 2.6−7.8, then rounded to 49
ModerateThe band49 sits in 40–59.

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
Input	Rating	Evidence
Chemical hazard	5/10	unsourced input
Everyday exposure	6/10	In 3 years of field trials, all active ingredients except propargite fell below EU maximum residue levels in ripe strawberries, but most of the fungicides tested often persisted above 0.01 mg/kg, the baby-food limit. Assessment of pesticide residues in strawberries grown under various treatment regimes · Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013 DOI 10.1080/19440049.2013.850537 · PMID 24303788 · Abstract · read 2026-10-09
Persistence	3/10	unsourced input

Ratings are editorial. A study listed here supports the rating; it did not compute it. How the index is built

What this means for you

It scores as it does mainly because of how much everyday contact it involves. Consistently among the most pesticide-laden produce. This is a crop where buying organic meaningfully cuts residue.

Evidence strength: moderate

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