Thiabendazole
- Detection Rate
- 4.6%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.034%
fruit Data Profile#26 of 29 in fruits
Avocado
Avocado has a pesticide load score of 19 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 96, based on 1,886 monitoring samples.
Pesticide Load19Low load (0=clean, 100=max)
Food Compass 2.096exact nutritional match
Monitoring Samples1,8862012–2024 lab tests
Benchmark Coverage48.8%of detected residue load
Preparation & Safety
How to wash and prepare avocado
For avocado, pesticide penetration into the edible portion is relatively low. Wash thoroughly under cool running water for 30 seconds before peeling or slicing to prevent transferring surface contaminants onto clean kitchen tools.
Market Comparison
How avocado varies by market
| Market | Load Score | Samples Tested | Detection Rate | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 0 | 1,251 | 9.2% | ✓ Solid (1251) |
| UK | 57 | 95 | 36.8% | ✓ Solid (95) |
| DE | 50 | 289 | 64.7% | ✓ Solid (289) |
| FR | 70 | 77 | 44.2% | ✓ Solid (77) |
| IT | 35 | 10 | 30% | ⚠️ Sparse (10) |
| ES | 62 | 19 | 21.1% | ⚠️ Sparse (19) |
| PT | 7 | 25 | 4% | ⚠️ Sparse (25) |
| CA | 43 | 120 | 60% | ✓ Solid (120) |
⚠️ Data Note: Markets marked with Sparse have under 30 official laboratory samples in the public record. A 0% detection in sparse tests does not guarantee absolute absence of residue in that region.
Chemical Residue Breakdown
Primary chemicals detected on avocado
Fosetyl-Al (sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl)
- Detection Rate
- 1.5%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.011%
Methamidophos
- Detection Rate
- 0.1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0076%
thiabendazole
- Detection Rate
- 1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0067%
Public Evidence Trail
Official monitoring sources for avocado
CanadaCFIA National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
120 samples · 2019–2022 ↗FranceEFSA chemical monitoring — France
77 samples · 2024–2024 ↗GermanyEFSA chemical monitoring — Germany
289 samples · 2021–2024 ↗ItalyEFSA chemical monitoring — Italy
10 samples · 2020–2023 ↗PortugalEFSA chemical monitoring — Portugal
25 samples · 2020–2024 ↗SpainEFSA chemical monitoring — Spain
19 samples · 2024–2024 ↗United KingdomUK Pesticide Residues in Food programme
95 samples · 2022–2022 ↗United StatesUSDA Pesticide Data Program
1,251 samples · 2012–2024 ↗TaiwanTaiwan FDA fruit and vegetable monitoring
79 samples · 2021–2025 ↗Explore Peer Produce
