Table 3.
The detection amount of furan in foods
| Food categories | Food sample | Average (ng/g) | Range (ng/g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine foods | Tuna | nd | nd |
| Gray mullet | nd | nd | |
| Spoon worm (Gae-bull) | nd | nd | |
| Manila clam | nd | nd | |
| Octopus ocellatus | nd | nd | |
| Pen shell | nd | nd | |
| Hizikia fusiforme | nd | nd | |
| Corbicula | nd | nd | |
| Sea bream | nd | nd | |
| Pomfret | nd | nd | |
| Rock fish | nd | nd | |
| Sea squirt | nd | nd | |
| Freshwater eel | nd | nd | |
| Sea eel | nd | nd | |
| Grain | Millet | nd | nd |
| Unhulled barley | nd | nd | |
| Mixed grain | nd | nd | |
| Sorghum | nd | nd | |
| Brown rice | nd | nd | |
| Black rice | nd | nd | |
| Brown glutinous rice | nd | nd | |
| Glutinous rice | nd | nd | |
| Grain products | Buckwheat noodles | nd | nd |
| Dried buckwheat noodles | nd | nd | |
| Flour | nd | nd | |
| Korean pancake powder | nd | nd | |
| Korean frying powder | nd | nd | |
| Plain noodles | nd | nd | |
| Spaghetti noodle | nd | nd | |
| Uncooked noodle | nd | nd | |
| Buckwheat jelly | nd | nd | |
| Acorn jelly | nd | nd | |
| Five-grain rice (Ogokbap) | nd | nd | |
| Multi-grain rice (Japgokbap) | nd | nd | |
| Bar rice cake (Garaetteok) | nd | nd | |
| Steamed white rice cake (Baekseolgi) | nd | nd | |
| Pounded rice cake (Jeolpyeon) | nd | nd | |
| Korean traditional rice cake 1 (Injeolmi) | nd | nd | |
| Popcorn | nd | nd | |
| Instant noodle (Ramen) | nd | nd | |
| Dry cereal | 8.60 | 7.29–10.70 | |
| Seasonings | Chili sauce | nd | nd |
| Sauce for barbecued meat | nd | nd | |
| Oyster sauce | 4.40 | 3.79–4.77 | |
| Seasoning powders | nd | nd | |
| Mustard sauce | nd | nd | |
| Salt | nd | nd | |
| Powdered wasabi | nd | nd | |
| Root and tuber crops | Potatoes | nd | nd |
| Sweet potatoes | nd | nd | |
| Kudzu root | nd | nd | |
| Processed products of root and tuber crops | Starch | nd | nd |
| Cellophane (yam) noodle | nd | nd | |
| Vegetables | Corn | nd | nd |
| Sweet potato vines | nd | nd | |
| Curled mallow | nd | nd | |
| Pepper leaves | nd | nd | |
| Taro stem | nd | nd | |
| Pleurotus eryngii (Saesongi Mushroom) | nd | nd | |
| Bracken | nd | nd | |
| Shishito Pepper (kkwarigochu) | nd | nd | |
| Green chilli | nd | nd | |
| Perilla leaf | nd | nd | |
| Shepherd’s purse | nd | nd | |
| Carrot | nd | nd | |
| Balloon flower root | nd | nd | |
| Garlic | nd | nd | |
| Stem of garlic | nd | nd | |
| The green part of a radish | nd | nd | |
| Dried chinese radish | nd | nd | |
| Cabbage | nd | nd | |
| Chinese cabbage | nd | nd | |
| Chives | nd | nd | |
| Broccoli | nd | nd | |
| Lettuce | nd | nd | |
| Ginger | nd | nd | |
| Bean sprouts (Sukjunamul) | nd | nd | |
| Spinach | nd | nd | |
| Crown daisy | nd | nd | |
| Cabbage lettuce | nd | nd | |
| Onion | nd | nd | |
| Lotus root | nd | nd | |
| Cucumber | nd | nd | |
| Burdock | nd | nd | |
| Chwinamul | nd | nd | |
| Bean sprouts (Congnamul) | nd | nd | |
| Green onion | nd | nd | |
| Paprika | nd | nd | |
| Bell pepper | nd | nd | |
| Young squash | nd | nd | |
| Oyster mushroom | nd | nd | |
| Agaricus bisporus (button mushroom) | nd | nd | |
| Enoki mushroom | nd | nd | |
| Lentinus edode (fragrant mushroom) | nd | nd | |
| Dried jujube | nd | nd | |
| Processed vegetable products | Pickled vegetable | nd | nd |
| Cucumber, pickled | 6.46 | 5.74 – 7.38 | |
| Canned olive | nd | nd | |
| Canned corn | nd | nd | |
| Steamed corn | nd | nd | |
| Fruits | Heavenly peach | nd | nd |
| White peach | nd | nd | |
| Strawberry | nd | nd | |
| Apple | nd | nd | |
| Mandarin | nd | nd | |
| Melon | nd | nd | |
| Chinese yellow peaches | nd | nd | |
| Water melon | nd | nd | |
| Orange | nd | nd | |
| Plum | nd | nd | |
| Korean melon | nd | nd | |
| Campbell early grape | nd | nd | |
| Kyoho grape | nd | nd | |
| Tomato | nd | nd | |
| Pear | nd | nd | |
| Kiwi | nd | nd | |
| Pineapple | nd | nd | |
| Fruit products | Strawberry, jam | nd | nd |
| Dried grape | nd | nd | |
| Tomato paste, canned | nd | nd | |
| Pineapple, canned | nd | nd | |
| Kimchi (Korean traditional food) | Young radish kimchi (Yeolmukimchi) | nd | nd |
| Young radish kimchi (Chonggakkimchi) | nd | nd | |
| Radish water kimchi (Nabak kimchi) | nd | nd | |
| Stuffed cucumber pickles (Oisobaki) | nd | nd | |
| Diced radish kimchi (Kkakdugi) | nd | nd | |
| Leaf mustard kimchi (Gatkimchi) | nd | nd | |
| Green onion kimchi | nd | nd | |
| Ripened kimchi | nd | nd | |
| Cabbage kimchi | nd | nd | |
| Water-based radish kimchi (Dongchimi) | nd | nd |