Table 3 Aluminium in foodstuffs (milligrammes per kilogramme or milligrammes per litre)
Product | Number | Minimum | Maximum | Mean valuea | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flour | 65 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
Baking premix | 37 | 1 | 737 | 51 | 6 |
Bread | 107 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Loaf-shaped yeast fruit cakes | 60 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 |
Fine bakery wares in aluminium trays | 38 | 1 | 537 | 19 | 3 |
Salt pretzels and similar savoury biscuits | 185 | 2 | 218 | 13 | 4 |
Pasta | 24 | 1 | 76 | 10 | 4 |
Herb-teas | 12 | 14 | 67 | 40 | 45 |
Cocoa powder | 37 | 80 | 312 | 165 | 160 |
Chocolate | 84 | 6 | 150 | 48 | 39 |
Confectionery | 115 | 1 | 184 | 17 | 8 |
Malt | 50 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Beer and mixed drinks containing beer, draught beer | 237 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Fruit juice and fruit juice drinks | 59 | 0.4 | 47 | 3 | 1 |
Wine and fruit wine | 65 | 0.4 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Mineral water, spring water and table water | 171 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.006 |
Ready-cooked meals in aluminium trays | 31 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Soups | 16 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
Diverse products | 38 | 1 | 138 | 16 | 7 |
Total | 1,431 | n.n. | 737 | 19 | 2 |