Acephate
- Detection Rate
- 0.2%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.019%
vegetable Data Profile#33 of 34 in vegetables
Onions
Onions has a pesticide load score of 10 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 91, based on 3,836 monitoring samples.
Pesticide Load10Low load (0=clean, 100=max)
Food Compass 2.091exact nutritional match
Monitoring Samples3,8362011–2024 lab tests
Benchmark Coverage73.3%of detected residue load
Preparation & Safety
How to wash and prepare onions
For onions, 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 onions varies by market
| Market | Load Score | Samples Tested | Detection Rate | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 14 | 2,337 | 20% | ✓ Solid (2337) |
| UK | 15 | 71 | 39.4% | ✓ Solid (71) |
| DE | 26 | 385 | 34% | ✓ Solid (385) |
| FR | 6 | 6 | 0% | ⚠️ Sparse (6) |
| IT | 10 | 477 | 4.4% | ✓ Solid (477) |
| ES | 55 | 18 | 11.1% | ⚠️ Sparse (18) |
| PT | 22 | 53 | 47.2% | ✓ Solid (53) |
| CA | 3 | 489 | 19.2% | ✓ Solid (489) |
⚠️ 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 onions
Fosetyl-Al (sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl)
- Detection Rate
- 1.4%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0085%
Fluopyram
- Detection Rate
- 1.7%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0027%
Chlorpropham
- Detection Rate
- 0.1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0008%
Public Evidence Trail
Official monitoring sources for onions
CanadaCFIA National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
489 samples · 2019–2022 ↗FranceEFSA chemical monitoring — France
6 samples · 2024–2024 ↗GermanyEFSA chemical monitoring — Germany
385 samples · 2021–2024 ↗ItalyEFSA chemical monitoring — Italy
477 samples · 2020–2024 ↗PortugalEFSA chemical monitoring — Portugal
53 samples · 2020–2024 ↗SpainEFSA chemical monitoring — Spain
18 samples · 2024–2024 ↗United KingdomUK Pesticide Residues in Food programme
71 samples · 2023–2023 ↗United StatesUSDA Pesticide Data Program
2,337 samples · 2011–2024 ↗Explore Peer Produce
