Daily intake of food additives in Japan in five age groups estimated by the market basket method.

Autor: Ishiwata, Hajimu, Yamada, Takashi, Yoshiike, Nobuo, Nishijima, Motohiro, Kawamoto, Akio, Uyama, Yoshiaki
Zdroj: European Food Research & Technology; Nov2002, Vol. 215 Issue 5, p367-374, 8p
Abstrakt: The daily intake of 106 food additives (measured as 43 compounds) by five age groups (small children, children, youths, adults, and aged) was estimated. The estimation was based on the concentrations of the compounds in the food mixtures of seven categories consisting of 246 foods by the market basket method. The daily intake of most food additives increased with age. The daily intake of xylitol, however, was approximately ten times higher in small children and children than in the aged. It was clearly shown that the daily intake of food additives differed among the age groups, and that the differences are attributable to different food consumption patterns. None of the food additives exceeded the ADI, except nitrate, whose intake was 1.1–2.2 times higher than the ADI. The source of most of the nitrate was food in category VII (fruits, vegetables, and seaweed) where nitrate is mostly present as a natural component and the benefit of fruit and vegetable intake is well known as stated by JECFA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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