Table 2.
Occurrence of AME in cereal-based food products (µg/kg).
| Food Category | n | Positive (%) | Mean Occurrence MB (LB–UB) (µg/kg) | Median of Occurrence MB (LB–UB) (µg/kg) | P90 of Occurrence MB (LB–UB) (µg/kg) | P95 of Occurrence MB (LB–UB) (µg/kg) | Maximum (µg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCF | 656 | 5.0 | 0.22 (0.08–0.36) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.35 (0.24–0.47) | 7.15 |
| Rice flour | 133 | 0.0 | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.30 |
| Noodles | 229 | 4.8 | 0.21 (0.07–0.35) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 3.10 |
| Biscuits | 294 | 7.5 | 0.26 (0.12–0.40) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 1.14 | 7.15 |
| Common cereals | 216 | 7.9 | 0.23 (0.10–0.37) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.69 | 3.20 |
| Rice | 58 | 0.0 | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.30 |
| Wheat flour | 62 | 17.7 | 0.32 (0.19–0.44) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.59 | 1.21 | 3.20 |
| Millet | 69 | 4.4 | 0.22 (0.08–0.37) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 3.20 |
| Maize | 27 | 11.1 | 0.26 (0.13–0.39) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.49 (0.40–0.58) | 1.14 | 1.20 |
| Total | 872 | 5.7 | 0.23 (0.08–0.37) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.15 (0.00–0.30) | 0.72 | 7.15 |
CCF: Cereal-based complementary food. n = number of samples. Mean = arithmetic mean; median = 50th percentile; P90 = 90th percentile; P95 = 95th percentile. MB (LB-UB): middle bound (lower bound-upper bound), LB results below the LOD were replaced with 0; MB: results below the LOD were replaced with LOD/2, UB: results below the LOD were replaced with the value of LOD.