Table 5.
Estimate exposure to monk fruit extract (mg/kg bw per day, expressed as mogroside V) from its proposed use as a food additive
Infants (12 weeks–11 months) | Toddlers (12–35 months) | Children (3–9 years) | Adolescents (10–17 years) | Adults (18–64 years) | The elderly (≥ 65 years) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proposed use level exposure assessment scenario | ||||||
• Mean | 0.8–5.9 | 4.5–36.4 | 5.2–31.1 | 3.4–20.0 | 1.5–9.7 | 0.6–4.5 |
• 95th percentile | 6.7–21.3 | 23.2–71.5 | 14.8–60.5 | 9.7–42.5 | 4.9–25.4 | 2.5–11.4 |
bw: body weight.