it does when it comes to the dirty dozen. strawberries, spinach, kale, collard and mustard greens, peaches, pears, nectarines, apples, grapes, bell and hot peppers, and cherries. they are the most pesticide laden foods. when i first started eating organic foods, commercial apples were awful; mealy, tasteless on the inside and medicine type taste on the outside. nowadays designer apples are as good as organic, imo.