Table 1.
The concentration of Patulin in various food products in Qatar, Turkey, Iran and Tunisia.
| Sample type | Number of samples | Country | Contamination levels (μg/kg for solid and μg/L for liquid) | Average contamination level (+-SD) | Percentages of samples with contamination level above recommendations | reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | 12 | Qatar | ND-17.3 | 3.71 (0.6) | Adult level→ 0% | (Hammami et al., 2017) |
| Children level → 16.6% | ||||||
| Apple juice | 20 | Qatar | 5.8–82.2 | 35.37 (1.66) | Adult level→ 25% | |
| Baby apple juice | 6 | Qatar | 7.7–61.3 | 30.67 (6.7) | Children level→ 50% | |
| Baby apple compote | 7 | Qatar | 1.02–24.57 | 10.92 (1.21) | Children level→ 42.8% | |
| Apple juice | 36 | Iran | 0–190.7 | 52.8 (15.6) | Not calculated | (Rahimi and Rezapoor Jeiran, 2015) |
| Apple juice | 30 | Tunisia | 0–167 | 80 | (Zaied et al., 2013) | |
| Mixed fruits juice | 30 | Tunisia | 0–125 | 55 | Adult level→ 18% | |
| Apple baby food | 25 | Tunisia | 0–165 | 68 | Children level→ 28% | |
| Apple juice | 234 | Turkey | 5–376 | 63 | Adult level→ 52% | (Gokmen and Acar, 2000) |
| Apple juice | 119 | Turkey | 8–153 | 43 | Adult level→ 34% | |
| Apple juice | 67 | Turkey | <5-103 | 19 | Adult level→ 8% | |
| Apple juice | 62 | Turkey | <5-119 | 31 | Adult level→ 8% |