Occurrence of furan in commercial processed foods in Brazil.
Selected commercial processed foods available in the Brazilian market (306 samples) were analysed for furan content using a validated gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method preceded by headspace solid phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME-GC/MS). Canned and jarred foods, including vegetable, meat, fruit and sweet products, showed levels up to 32.8 µg kg⁻¹, with the highest concentrations observed in vegetables and meats. For coffee, furan content ranged from 253.0 to 5021.4 µg kg⁻¹ in the roasted ground coffee and from not detected to 156.6 µg kg⁻¹ in the beverage. For sauces, levels up to 138.1 µg kg⁻¹ were found. In cereal-based products, the highest concentrations (up to 191.3 µg kg⁻¹) were observed in breakfast cereal (corn flakes), cracker (cream crackers) and biscuit (wafer). In general, these results are comparable with those reported in other countries and will be useful for a preliminary estimate of the furan dietary intake in Brazil.
Food Science and Quality Center, Institute of Food Technology, Campinas-SP, Brazil. adriana.arisseto@gmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D003069:Coffee / Q000737:chemistry*; D003212:Condiments / Q000032:analysis; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000032:analysis*; D005663:Furans / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D057230:Limit of Detection; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry
D002273:Carcinogens; D003069:Coffee; D005663:Furans; C039281:furan