Table 5.

Summary of dietary exposure to gellan gum (E 418) from its use as a food additive in the maximum level exposure assessment scenario and in the refined exposure scenarios, in six population groups (minimum–maximum across the dietary surveys in mg/kg bw per day)

	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)
Maximum level exposure assessment scenario
Mean	16–173	71–231	50–199	32–92	21–67	16–62
95th percentile	72–690	213–446	106–377	66–188	45–126	35–109
Refined estimated exposure assessment scenario
Brand‐loyal scenario
Mean	< 0.1–4.3	0.2–18.5	0.7–21.0	0.57–13.3	0.2–4.7	0.1–1.8
95th percentile	0.4–25.2	0.7–72.4	3.5–54.3	3.4–33.9	1.4–17.1	0.5–7.5
Non‐brand‐loyal scenario
Mean	< 0.1–0.9	< 0.1–4.1	0.2–4.6	0.1–3.0	< 0.1–1.1	< 0.1–0.4
95th percentile	0.1–5.2	0.4–14.7	0.7–11.3	0.7–7.2	0.3–3.6	0.1–1.7