Tab. III.
Acrylamide (AA) content (μg/kg) in breakfast cereals.
| Breakfast cereals (N. samples) |
Main ingredients a | AA μg/kg |
|---|---|---|
| Brand 1 (1) |
Maize/rice | 360 |
| Brand 2 (3) |
Oat/wheat/maize/rice | < LOD |
| Rice/wheat | < LOD | |
| Wheat/maize/rice/cocoa | 220 | |
| Brand 3 (5) |
Wheat/rice/oat | 280 |
| Wheat/cocoa | 60 | |
| Maize/barley | < LOD | |
| Maize/oat/rice/cocoa | 110 | |
| Grain/oat/rice/cocoa | 450 | |
| Brand 4 (2) |
Wheat/rice/cocoa | 810 |
| Spelt | 780 | |
| Brand 5 (1) |
Wheat/cocoa | 80 |
| mean b | 263.75 | |
| median b | 165 | |
| LB - UB | < LOD - 810 | |
a
The first is the ingredient present in the largest quantity
b
Results lower than LOD were assigned ½ LOD
LB: lower bound
UB: upper bound