Table 6.
Exposure with furan in the total sample (data from Table 3)
| Intake | Exposure scenarios for different furan concentrations in the foods [ng kg−1 bw day−1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard deviation (SD) | Median | P90 | P95 | |
| Furan concentration | Mean / P95 | Mean / P95 | Mean / P95 | Mean / P95 | Mean / P95 |
| Beverages* | |||||
| 3 months | 1/2 | 7/18 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 21/53 | 69/173 | –/– | 82/205 | 155/386 |
| 9 months | 32/80 | 78/194 | –/– | 97/243 | 193/482 |
| 12 months | 46/115 | 146/364 | –/– | 127/318 | 190/475 |
| Fruits/vegetables* | |||||
| 3 months | 4/7 | 37/68 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 151/278 | 170/314 | 99/184 | 387/715 | 472/871 |
| 9 months | 304/562 | 247/457 | 261/481 | 639/1179 | 775/1430 |
| 12 months | 195/360 | 217/400 | 140/258 | 449/829 | 539/995 |
| Menus* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 195/206 | 271/287 | –/– | 708/750 | 744/788 |
| 9 months | 285/302 | 278/294 | 227/241 | 706/748 | 765/810 |
| 12 months | 218/231 | 250/265 | 142/150 | 622/659 | 720/763 |
| Meats* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 5/16 | 23/73 | –/– | –/– | 30/98 |
| 9 months | 4/14 | 16/52 | –/– | –/– | 43/139 |
| 12 months | 5/17 | 24/80 | –/– | –/– | 29/95 |
| Porridges* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 2/5 | 11/33 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 9 months | 2/6 | 10/31 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 12 months | 2/6 | 13/41 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| Average, all jarred baby foods † | |||||
| 3 months | 3/6 | 29/55 | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 368/562 | 363/564 | 317/519 | 848/1228 | 1004/1537 |
| 9 months | 645/1000 | 432/660 | 623/893 | 1234/1895 | 1403/2106 |
| 12 months | 506/786 | 435/704 | 418/634 | 1104/1766 | 1314/2004 |
*
The values were calculated with the furan concentrations from Table 4 with the following assumptions: average bodyweights for females (3 months 5.9 kg; 6 months 7.4 kg; 9 months 8.5 kg; 12 months 9.3 kg).
†
† Calculation by averaging over the individual exposure of each Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) subject (average for males and females).