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By: Robin Dittrich
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Several pesto products failed the eco-test.
One provider responded to the results.
He took the item out of the range.
Frankfurt – Pesto is a popular ingredient for pasta lovers.
But not all products are always of the highest quality.
Whether toxic mold, pesticides, mineral oil components or bisphenol A: some pestos now performed poorly in Öko-Test.
Mineral oil in pesto: Ten products fail the eco-test
Shortly before Easter, Öko-Test focused on evaluating eggs.
Öko-Test now examined a total of 27 “Pesto Rosso”.
In nine of these products an increased and in two cases a significantly increased contamination with mineral oil components was detected.
“These compounds accumulate in the body and are probably the largest contaminant there,” writes Öko-Test.
As in many other tests with pesto products, pesticide residues were detected in some products in the current study.
Pesto rosso at Öko-Test: Many products failed due to excessive pesticide residues - one pesto is taken off the market.
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But consumers can rest assured.
According to the Öko-Test, the concentrations found in this amount are not toxic.
However, little is known about the interactions between these pesticides.
Products that contain two or more pesticides therefore received a point deduction.
The organic Pesto Rosso from Rewe also had to accept this because a higher proportion of bisphenol A (BPA) was detected.
The maximum daily tolerable intake for a person weighing 60 kilograms would already be exceeded if they consumed 100 grams per week.
Some pestos fail the eco-test - the manufacturer withdraws the product from the market
What is worrying is the amount of mold toxic fungi found in six pestos.
These fungi often attack plant foods such as tomatoes and sunflower seeds.
Under laboratory conditions, some of these poisons showed harmful effects on health.
Alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) even change the genetic material of cells and are suspected of being carcinogenic, as the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety writes.
In Tegut's Pesto Rosso, the permitted Alternariol guideline value was exceeded.
As Öko-Test reported, Tegut took the “Pesto rosso” off the market after the test results.
Tegut, Tegut Pesto Rosso: “insufficient”, 1.42 euros per 100 grams
De Cecco, De Cecco Pesto Rosso: “insufficient”, 1.75 euros per 100 grams
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Most of the pesti impresses with its taste at Öko-Test - some were rated “very good”.
There were also some positive results in the eco-test.
The majority of the pestos tested performed convincingly in the taste test.
The worst grade for taste was still “sufficient” because the Rewe Organic Pesto Rosso was rated as having an inharmonious taste.
The test results also show that expensive does not always mean good.
Some of the cheaper pesto brands performed significantly better than more expensive products.
Rossmann, Ener Bio Pesto Rosso: “very good”, 1.66 euros per 100 grams
Lidl, Italiamo Pesto Rosso, “good”, 0.68 euros per 100 grams
Products repeatedly fail in the Öko-Test or Stiftung Warentest.
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