Linuron
- Detection Rate
- 14.1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.111%
vegetable Data Profile#25 of 34 in vegetables
Carrots
Carrots has a pesticide load score of 31 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 96, based on 5,413 monitoring samples.
Pesticide Load31Low load (0=clean, 100=max)
Food Compass 2.096exact nutritional match
Monitoring Samples5,4132013–2024 lab tests
Benchmark Coverage74.8%of detected residue load
Preparation & Safety
How to wash and prepare carrots
For carrots, 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 carrots varies by market
| Market | Load Score | Samples Tested | Detection Rate | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 38 | 2,804 | 64.8% | ✓ Solid (2804) |
| UK | 38 | 197 | 52.8% | ✓ Solid (197) |
| DE | 16 | 963 | 41.1% | ✓ Solid (963) |
| FR | 20 | 92 | 41.3% | ✓ Solid (92) |
| IT | 24 | 870 | 33.1% | ✓ Solid (870) |
| ES | 19 | 10 | 40% | ⚠️ Sparse (10) |
| PT | 19 | 57 | 33.3% | ✓ Solid (57) |
| CA | 53 | 420 | 52.1% | ✓ Solid (420) |
⚠️ 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 carrots
Triadimenol
- Detection Rate
- 0%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.018%
Phosmet
- Detection Rate
- 0.1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.017%
Pyraclostrobin
- Detection Rate
- 6.9%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.017%
Public Evidence Trail
Official monitoring sources for carrots
CanadaCFIA National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
420 samples · 2019–2022 ↗FranceEFSA chemical monitoring — France
92 samples · 2024–2024 ↗GermanyEFSA chemical monitoring — Germany
963 samples · 2021–2024 ↗ItalyEFSA chemical monitoring — Italy
870 samples · 2020–2024 ↗PortugalEFSA chemical monitoring — Portugal
57 samples · 2020–2024 ↗SpainEFSA chemical monitoring — Spain
10 samples · 2024–2024 ↗United KingdomUK Pesticide Residues in Food programme
197 samples · 2020–2023 ↗United StatesUSDA Pesticide Data Program
2,804 samples · 2013–2022 ↗TaiwanTaiwan FDA fruit and vegetable monitoring
382 samples · 2021–2026 ↗Explore Peer Produce
