Distribution and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vegetables Grown in Pakistan

Table 1

Vegetable description used in this study.

S. no.	Vegetables	Samples no.	Part 1	Part 2	^*DMC (%)
1	Potato	28	Cores	Peels	22.1
2	Spinach	27	Total		7.2
3	Turnip	32	Cores	Peels	5.3
4	Carrot	30	Cores	Peels	5.1
5	Cabbage	26	Total		6.2
6	Tomato	31	Total		4.7
7	Eggplant	30	Cores	Peels	7
8	Cucumber	29	Cores	Peels	5.4
9	Bitter gourd	26	Cores	Peels	5.6

^*Dry matter content.