Table 3.
Summary of the estimated dietary exposure to food enzyme–TOS in six population groups
Population group | Estimated exposure (mg TOS/kg body weight per day) | |||||
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Infants | Toddlers | Children | Adolescents | Adults | The elderly | |
Age range | 3–11 months | 12–35 months | 3–9 years | 10–17 years | 18–64 years | ≥ 65 years |
Min–max mean (number of surveys) | 0.233–1.765 (12) | 0.721–3.784 (15) | 0.472–2.125 (19) | 0.253–1.220 (21) | 0.203–0.820 (22) | 0.136–0.592 (23) |
Min–max 95th percentile (number of surveys) | 0.596–4.317 (11) | 2.244–5.424 (14) | 1.031–5.706 (19) | 0.671–3.620 (20) | 0.588–2.595 (22) | 0.366–1.797 (22) |