Fludioxonil
- Detection Rate
- 11.4%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.018%
fruit Data Profile#28 of 29 in fruits
Pineapple
Pineapple has a pesticide load score of 9 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 91, based on 2,627 monitoring samples.
Pesticide Load9Low load (0=clean, 100=max)
Food Compass 2.091exact nutritional match
Monitoring Samples2,6272000–2024 lab tests
Benchmark Coverage71.6%of detected residue load
Preparation & Safety
How to wash and prepare pineapple
For pineapple, 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 pineapple varies by market
| Market | Load Score | Samples Tested | Detection Rate | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 5 | 2,110 | 8.9% | ✓ Solid (2110) |
| UK | 62 | 64 | 90.6% | ✓ Solid (64) |
| DE | 78 | 253 | 95.7% | ✓ Solid (253) |
| FR | 90 | 13 | 76.9% | ⚠️ Sparse (13) |
| IT | 41 | 8 | 87.5% | ⚠️ Sparse (8) |
| ES | 33 | 4 | 75% | ⚠️ Sparse (4) |
| PT | 42 | 45 | 100% | ✓ Solid (45) |
| CA | 25 | 130 | 83.1% | ✓ Solid (130) |
⚠️ 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 pineapple
Fosetyl-Al (sum of fosetyl, phosphonic acid and their salts, expressed as fosetyl)
- Detection Rate
- 4.1%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.015%
Ethephon
- Detection Rate
- 3.2%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.012%
Acephate
- Detection Rate
- 0%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0038%
Public Evidence Trail
Official monitoring sources for pineapple
CanadaCFIA National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
130 samples · 2019–2022 ↗FranceEFSA chemical monitoring — France
13 samples · 2024–2024 ↗GermanyEFSA chemical monitoring — Germany
253 samples · 2021–2024 ↗ItalyEFSA chemical monitoring — Italy
8 samples · 2020–2023 ↗PortugalEFSA chemical monitoring — Portugal
45 samples · 2020–2020 ↗SpainEFSA chemical monitoring — Spain
4 samples · 2024–2024 ↗United KingdomUK Pesticide Residues in Food programme
64 samples · 2023–2023 ↗United StatesUSDA Pesticide Data Program
2,110 samples · 2000–2024 ↗Explore Peer Produce
