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. 2020 Oct 10;29(12):1665–1673. doi: 10.1007/s10068-020-00832-5

Table 4.

Estimated intakes of 3-MCPD from consumption of soy sauce in the Korean population

Group Body weighta (kg) Soy sauce consumptiona (g/day) 3-MCPD intakeb (ng/kg bw/day) % PMTDIc
Mean 95th Mean 95th Mean 95th
Total 60.73 6.32 23.06 1.22 4.47 0.03 0.11
Gender
Male 66.76 7.12 26.73 1.26 4.71 0.03 0.12
Female 54.68 5.50 19.70 1.18 4.24 0.03 0.11
Age
1–2 12.20 2.29 7.14 2.21 6.89 0.06 0.17
3–5 17.69 3.94 11.87 2.62 7.90 0.07 0.20
6–11 33.18 5.22 18.38 1.85 6.52 0.05 0.16
12–18 58.59 6.07 19.25 1.22 3.87 0.03 0.10
19–29 67.34 7.51 28.78 1.31 5.03 0.03 0.13
30–49 67.24 7.51 28.78 1.31 5.04 0.03 0.13
50–64 59.37 6.31 22.33 1.25 4.43 0.03 0.11
≥ 65 60.73 5.30 20.98 1.03 4.07 0.03 0.10

aCited from the National Food & Nutrition Statistics 2017 (KHIDI, 2019)

bCalculated using mean concentration of 3-MCPD, per capita consumption of soy sauce, and average body weight of subgroups

cPercentage of 3-MCPD intake to PMTDI (4 µg/kg bw per day) established by the JECFA