Table 5. Furan levels as analyzed in Korea (17).
| Product category | Package type | Product | Furan (ng/g) | Range (ng/g) | Number of samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||
| Vegetables | Canned | Sweet corn | 9.44 | 5.05-17.45 | 4 |
| Kidney bean | 45.60 | 43.60-47.45 | 1 | ||
| Bamboo shoot | 3.29 | 3.08-3.58 | 1 | ||
| Mushroom | 29.04 | 25.56-30.92 | 1 | ||
| Sesame leaf | 53.64 | 47.36-58.30 | 2 | ||
| Baby corn | 5.66 | 5.57-5.76 | 1 | ||
| Jarred | Olive | 3.29 | 1.33-6.26 | 6 | |
| Cucumber pickle | 3.99 | 2.29-5.80 | 2 | ||
| Caper | 2.94 | 2.55-3.93 | 2 | ||
| Meats | Canned | Pork luncheon meat | 7.42 | 2.84-15.39 | 6 |
| Korean seasoned pork or beef | 85.72 | 14.21-193.95 | 3 | ||
| Chicken | 19.94 | 18.54-21.96 | 1 | ||
| Juice | Canned | Grape | 4.96 | 2.62-9.19 | 3 |
| Orange | 4.59 | 3.33-7.59 | 4 | ||
| Pomegranate | 2.68 | 2.65-2.74 | 1 | ||
| Mango | 3.78 | 3.67-3.84 | 1 | ||
| Apple | 5.24 | 5.06-5.40 | 1 | ||
| Grape | 3.18 | 2.62-4.12 | 3 | ||
| Orange | 3.45 | 3.24-3.60 | 2 | ||
| Baby foods | Jarred | Strawberry | 2.74 | 2.20-3.53 | 4 |
| Grape | 2.42 | 1.92-3.02 | 3 | ||
| Blueberry | 2.32 | 2.30-2.35 | 1 | ||
| Apple | 4.75 | 4.49-4.97 | 1 | ||
| Mixed fruits | 3.10 | 2.55-3.39 | 1 | ||
| Apple | 6.19 | 6.15-6.24 | 1 | ||
| Pear | 11.63 | 10.86-12.93 | 1 | ||
| Mixed fruits | 9.45 | 9.02-9.75 | 1 | ||
| Chicken, rice | 61.94 | 58.68-65.10 | 1 | ||
| Broccoli, carrot, cheese | 33.91 | 32.65-35.60 | 1 | ||
| Nutritional/diet drinks | Jarred | Apple, blueberry | 3.43 | 3.39-3.50 | 1 |
| Apple, pear, oat, meal | 7.69 | 7.59-7.75 | 1 | ||
| Butternut squash | 47.41 | 46.15-48.96 | 1 | ||
| Peach, banana, muesli | 20.43 | 18.54-21.59 | 1 | ||
| Soup | Canned | Sweet potato, apple | 97.21 | 92.64-102.48 | 1 |
| Vitamin | 7.43 | 4.85-10.08 | 4 | ||
| Red ginseng | 7.12 | 0.77-19.57 | 3 | ||
| Dietary fibre | 7.84 | 2.39-13.68 | 2 | ||
| Royal jelly, honey | 6.02 | 3.49-7.40 | 1 | ||
| Sauce | Jarred | Mushroom | 16.93 | 15.48-18.41 | 1 |
| Potato | 32.48 | 27.22-36.20 | 1 | ||
| Chicken, noddle | 10.19 | 8.99-11.15 | 1 | ||
| Clam chowder | 14.23 | 12.40-15.51 | 1 | ||
| Bean, bacon | 18.86 | 15.72-20.68 | 1 | ||
| Chili sauce | 6.71 | 6.10-7.03 | 1 | ||
| Pork rib sauce | 12.04 | 10.26-13.68 | 1 | ||
| Pepper sauce | 12.67 | 9.54-17.82 | 1 | ||
| Oyster sauce | 38.11 | 35.19-43.82 | 1 | ||
| Spaghetti sauce | 40.57 | 37.68-45.87 | 1 | ||