Table 5.

Population categories’ exposure to Cd and Hg trace elements via B3 white pita consumption and comparison with the tolerable weekly intake (TWI). Exposure values are expressed in µg/kg body weight/week.

Trace Elements	Population Categories’ Exposure to TEs via White Pita and Comparison with TWI
	Children				Teenagers				Women				Men
	M	M /TWI %	95thP	95thP /TWI %	M	M /TWI %	95thP	95thP /TWI %	M	M /TWI %	95thP	95thP /TWI %	M	M /TWI %	95thP	95thP /TWI %
Cd a	0.19	7.6	1.0	40.0	0.20	8.0	0.56	22.4	0.13	5.2	0.28	11.2	0.19	7.6	0.47	18.8
Hg b	0.03	2.3	0.15	11.5	0.03	2.4	0.09	6.7	0.02	1.5	0.04	3.1	0.03	2.3	0.07	5.6

The B3 brand, the origin of the highest trace elements exposure, was chosen for comparison with TWI values. M = median, 95thP = 95th percentile. ^a TWI for Cd = 2.5 µg/kg bw/week [40]. ^b TWI for methylmercury expressed as mercury, TWI for Hg = 1.3 µg/kg bw/week [15].