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Chromium in food and bottled water
Appendix E: Average chromium occurrence values (µg/kg) in the different foods used to
calculate dietary exposure to Cr(III) (continued)
FOODEX (a)
Average values
(µg/kg)
Groups
N LB UB
Vegetable products (unspecified) 26 130.3 133.7
Tomato purée 9 203.3 205.0
Mixed vegetable purée (c) 1 160.5 163.6
Pickled vegetables (c) 1 160.5 163.6
Chesnut purée (c) 2 160.5 163.6
Sauerkraut 11 127.0 127.0
Sun-dried tomatoes 3 422.7 422.7
Mashed vegetables 2 24.5 39.5
Hops (dried), including hop pellets and
3 388.3 388.3
unconcentrated powder (Humulus lupulus)
(a): Within each food category and depending on their reported occurrence values, the samples were grouped at Level 1
(bold), Level 2 (normal), Level 3 (italics). Foods were grouped slightly different from FoodEx classification to better
explain their contribution to the exposure.
(b): These foods with all reported data as left-censored or with just one sample reported were not considered for exposure.
(c): Occurrence values calculated using the average occurrence value from all foods at the inmediate lower FoodEx level.
(d): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 8 on the occurrence values from the corresponding samples
of follow-on formulae, powder and infant formulae, powder.
(e): Occurrence value assigned from the food group at the inmediate upper FoodEx level.
(f): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 100 on the occurrence value from 231 samples of tea and
herbs for infusions (solid).
(g): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 60 on the occurrence value from 239 samples of cocoa
powder.
(h): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 18 on the occurrence value from 49 samples of coffee
beans roasted and coffee beans roasted and ground.
(i): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 7 on the occurrence value from 49 samples of coffee beans
roasted and coffee beans roasted and ground.
(j): Occurrence values were calculated using a dilution factor of 63 on the occurrence value from 7 samples of instant coffee
powder.
(k): Contribution of the food group ‘Products for special nutritional use’ to the dietary exposure to Cr(III) was not
considered as the Comprehensive database contains limited information on their consumption. A separate scenario is
presented in the main text to evaluate the potential contribution of this type of products (Section 6.1.3).
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