Methods · version 2026-08-20
How the guide turns monitoring records into a map
Pesticide Guide keeps pesticide load, nutrition and evidence quality separate. The map makes comparisons easier; it does not estimate an individual person's health risk.
Start with public monitoring records
The seed snapshot combines official records from the United States, United Kingdom, selected European markets, Canada and Taiwan. Records are grouped by familiar food and market before they reach the website.
Keep the load score relative
The pesticide load score runs from 0 to 100 inside this collection. Lower values indicate a lower modeled load relative to the other foods shown. It is not a probability of harm.
Show raw nutrition separately
The vertical axis uses the matched Food Compass 2.0 score for a plain food. We do not rename it a lifespan score or blend it into a medical recommendation.
Expose uncertainty
Evidence labels combine benchmark coverage and sample count. Limited evidence remains visible instead of being promoted to the same level of certainty as a large monitoring set.