Table 3.
Summary of estimated dietary exposure to food enzyme–TOS in six population groups
| Population group | Estimated exposure (mg TOS/kg body weight per day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | Toddlers | Children | Adolescents | Adults | The elderly | |
| Age range | 3–11 months | 12–35 months | 3–9 years | 10–17 years | 18–64 years | ≥ 65 years |
| Min–max mean (number of surveys) | 0.053–0.702 (12) | 0.058–0.795 (15) | 0.081–0.748 (19) | 0.087–0.409 (21) | 0.058–0.261 (22) | 0.034–0.102 (23) |
| Min–max 95th percentile (number of surveys) | 0.129–1.633 (9) | 0.172–2.510 (14) | 0.265–2.072 (19) | 0.274–1.194 (20) | 0.170–0.832 (22) | 0.105–0.304 (21) |
TOS: total organic solids.