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Table 12.2 Furan quantity
detected by FDA in different
products
Product
Furan (ng/g)
Baked goods
Archway ginger snaps
5.6
“Jiffy” corn muffin mix
ND
Bagel nation plain bagels (toasted)
ND
Biscuit shack restaurant biscuits
ND
Bodacious bagels plain bagels (toasted) ND
Bodacious bagels whole wheat bagels
(toasted)
ND
Dunkin’ donuts french cruller
doughnuts
3.6
Nabisco fig newtons
1.7
Newman’s own organics
12.5
Nabisco Lonsa Donne shortbread
cookies
3.6
TOPS ginger snaps
30.1
Fig newmans
12.5
Whole foods blueberry muffins
ND
Foods morning glory muffins
ND
Beverages
Celestial seasonings 100% green tea
bags
0.4
Dominick’s 100% orange juice (canned) 1.4
Gold peak tea lemon iced tea
0.8
Lipton summer peach ice tea mix
ND
Lipton unsweetened pureleaf iced tea
0.4
Mountain dew live wire
1
Nestea unsweetened ice tea mix
ND
Safeway green tea 100% natural tea
0.5
Sunkist orange soda
0.4
Breakfast cereals
B&G cream of wheat enriched farina
ND
Food lion raisin bran
13.8
Great value oven-toasted old-fashioned
oats
ND
Harris teeter bran flakes
16.1
Harris teeter frosted fruito’s
6.1
Heartland granola cereal ND
ND
Kellogg’s all-bran complete wheat
flakes 25.4
25.4
Kellogg’s fruit loops 15
15
Nabisco cream of wheat ND
ND
Post grape-nuts 11.6
11.6
Post raisin bran 15
15
Post shredded wheat 2.3
2.3
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12 Role of Furans as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders