Dirty Dozen App for iPhone Review

| August 25, 2013 | 0 Comments

It is important that you eat healthy. Dirty Dozen app for iPhone help you buy better produce with lesser pesticide content. The app also provides tips to avoid purchasing GMO produce items that have not clearly been labeled as GMO varieties. You can get Dirty Dozen iPhone app for free from iTunes App Store.

Dirty Dozen App Features

Dirty Dozen app for iPhone is a reference and shopping app helps consumers learn the 12 produce items that has the highest amount of pesticide residues present on their skins. It also educates one on those with the least amount of pesticide residue. The app, developed by Environmental Working Group, provides a current list of dirty dozen produce items in the US. This includes things such as Apples, Peaches and hot peppers that we use regularly. In fact, the Dirty Dozen for the current year actually has more items – 14 – that include leafy greens like kale and summer squash, which were also considered risky.

Dirty Dozen App for iPhone

But Dirty Dozen iPhone app is not about dirty food items alone. It also features a ‘Clean Fifteen’, a list of ‘clean’ fruits and vegetables, and a ‘Full List’ that lists or ranks 48 different fruits and vegetable by pesticide levels. However, the said lists miss items such as root/tubers and exotic fruits. Another aspect that the app misses is a guide that details how to clean your fruit or vegetable. For example, if there is some pesticide residue in your food, how you should proceed? The app is silent on things like that. The app itself is great. But such additions would have made it further more useful. Dirty Dozen app is compatible with iOS versions 4.3 or later.

Conclusion

Nobody wants to ingest pesticide laced fruits/vegetables. Dirty Dozen app for iPhone help you spot the dirty dozen produce items that has the highest amount of pesticide residues on their skin. The app comes handy to parents of children and pregnant women in particular who would want to eat safe for obvious reasons. In fact, Dirty Dozen also features a ‘Clean Fifteen’ and a ‘Full List’ that ranks 48 different produce items by its pesticide levels. Verdict: A good grocery reference tool to have if you want to eat healthy.

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