Table 8.
Intake estimate resulting from the use of the NF as an ingredient in the intended food categories at the maximum proposed use levels per age class (mg/kg bw per day)
| Population group | Age (years) | Min average | Max average | Min 95th | Max 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | < 1 | 0 | 31.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Young children a | 1–< 3 | 0 | 581.1 | 0 | 64.3 |
| Other children | 3–< 10 | 0 | 176.9 | 0 | 757.6 |
| Adolescents | 10–< 18 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 71.3 |
| Adults | 18–< 65 | 0.4 | 31.7 | 0 | 259.7 |
| Elderly and very elderly | > 65 | 0.1 | 19.7 | 0 | 66.7 |
bw: body weight.
a
Referred as ‘toddlers’ in the EFSA Food Additives Intake Model 2.0 (FAIM) tool (https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/applications/food-improvement-agents/tools).