Additive of the Week - Fact Sheet on Fruits and Vegetables

We've compiled this fact sheet based on the labels of the fruits and vegetables served as sides in our school's cafeteria. The pesticide information is from www.FoodNews.org. The canned and frozen foods on this list are USDA commodity foods served in schools all over the country.

	Likelihood of Pesticides	Canned, Frozen or Fresh	Ingredients / Sugar or Salt Content
Chilled Mixed Fruit		canned	peaches, pears, grapes, corn syrup, sugar - 15g sugar
Chilled Cherries	high	canned	water packed
Chilled Blueberries	high	do not have
Chilled Peaches	high	canned	corn syrup, sugar - 16g sugar
Chilled Pears		canned	high fructose corn syrup - 14g sugar
Chilled Applesauce	high	canned	corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, erythorbic acid
Apricot Cup		frozen	'syrup' - 30g carbs
Strawberry Cup	high	frozen	'syrup' - 30g sugar
Fresh Banana		fresh	naturally occuring
Fresh Orange		fresh	naturally occuring
Fresh Apple	high	fresh	naturally occuring
Fresh Watermelon	low	fresh	naturally occuring
Fresh Cantalope Chunks	low	fresh	naturally occuring
Steamed Brown Rice		dry	naturally occuring
Chick Pea Salad		canned	salt, disodium EDTA - 380 mg
Tomato Sauce for Dipping		canned	corn syrup, salt -- 870 mg sodium in half a cup
Warm Carrots		canned	salt and calcium chloride - 370 mg sodium
Cucumber Slices		fresh	naturally occuring
Balsamic Roasted Carrots		canned	salt and calcium chloride - 370 mg sodium
Lemon Glazed Carrots		canned	salt and calcium chloride - 370 mg sodium
Baked Potato	high		naturally occuring
Mashed Sweet Potato	low	canned	low sodium?
Roasted Potatoes	high	canned	salt and calcium chloride - 420 mg sodium
Steamed Spinach		frozen	naturally occuring
Spinach w/ Garlic & Oil		frozen	naturally occuring
Tossed Salad		fresh	naturally occuring
Green Bean Salad		canned	salt - 380 mg
Warm Green Beans		canned	salt - 380 mg
Italian Style Green Beans		canned	salt - 380 mg
Black Beans & Brown Rice		canned	salt, ferrous gluconate - 430 mg sodium
Steamed Broccoli		frozen	naturally occuring
Steamed Zucchini		fresh	naturally occuring
Celery, Carrot & Pepper Sticks w/ Dressing	high	fresh
Black Bean Salad		canned	salt, ferrous gluconate - 430 mg sodium
Golden Corn Niblets	low	canned	added sugar and salt