Quantitative Determination of Acetaldehyde in Foods Using Automated Digestion with Simulated Gastric Fluid Followed by Headspace Gas Chromatography

Table 2

Estimation of total acetaldehyde exposure (in μg/kg bodyweight/day) from food consumption (excluding alcoholic beverages) using a combination of different scenarios for the acetaldehyde levels in foods and the consumed amounts.

Acetaldehyde content in the food	Consumption (men)				Consumption (women)
	Average	Fifth percentile	Median	95th percentile	Average	Fifth percentile	Median	95th percentile
Average	42	1	20	161	44	2	27	147
Fifth percentile	6	1	4	17	6	1	5	16
25th percentile	12	1	8	38	14	1	10	39
Median	24	1	14	83	28	2	19	86
90th percentile	105	1	44	431	106	4	61	372
95th percentile	119	1	49	487	120	5	70	418
99th percentile	137	2	60	547	142	6	87	483