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Is an organic apple worth the extra cost? Do you need to worry about pesticides when buying pineapples?

A new cheat-sheet will help you figure out which produce is pesticide-residue prone and should be bought organic and which are safe to buy from conventional growers, Lifehacker.com reported.

There are 12 foods on the list that are better off organic, if you're concerned about pesticides (it turns out apples are among the high-pesticide offenders). There is also a list of the "clean fifteen" -- foods with the lowest pesticide residue counts.