Carcinogen in Fries Found in Other Foods

[Guest guest]

Al Pater: are you still eating scads of popcorn? See below.

Acrylamide, a cancer-causing substance that caused scares when it was found

in fried potatoes and other popular foods, is also found in olives, prune

juice and teething biscuits, the Food and Drug Administration

said yesterday.

The agency released figures on a new batch of food it tested and

confirmed earlier findings that suggest cooked and especially fried

snacks contain the highest levels -- potato chips, pretzels and popcorn.

Officials found no acrylamides in infant formula but said they would

continue testing.

Scientists stress that they have no idea what any of this means for human

health.

Acrylamide is naturally formed in some starchy foods when they are

fried, baked or roasted at high temperatures. No one suspected it was so

pervasive in food until Swedish scientists announced they had found it in

2002.

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

Yes.

See:

Acrylamide Measurement

Products . concentration uncertainty

(µg/kg) (µg/kg) .

Raw foods

Wholemeal (Kungsörnen) <30

Rey flour (Kungsörnen) <30

Porridge oats (Axa) <30

Oat-bran (Kungsörnen) <30

Bacon (mixed products) <30

Boiled foods

Potato <30

Spaghetti (mixed products) <30

Rice (mixed products) <30

Oatmeal porridge <30

Fried foods, mixed ingredients

Pancake (mixed products) <30

Waffles (mixed products) 42 ± 21

Fishfingers (mixed products) 30 ± 15

Chickenbits (Restaurant) 39 ± 20

Deep fried fish (Restaurant) 39 ± 20

Meat balls (mixed products) 64 ± 32

Cauliflower gratin (Restaurant) <30

Vegetarian schnitzel (Restaurant) <30

Pizza (Restaurant) <30

Crispbread

Vete (Wasa) <30

Falu rågrut (Wasa) 41 ± 21

Husman (Wasa) 50 ± 25

Mora, original Krögarknäcke (Wasa) 51 ± 26

Havre (Wasa) 60 ± 30

Mora, normalgräddat (Wasa) 65 ± 32

Rågi (Wasa) 86 ± 43

Mora, sprödgräddat (Wasa) 102 ± 20

Runda Björn (Lövånger Bröd) 129 ± 26

Tunnbröd (Gene) 135 ± 27

Mora, brungräddat (Wasa) 142 ± 28

Vika (Vika Bröd AB) 174 ± 35

Finn Crisp (Vasan & Vasan) 177 ± 35

Brungräddat, 830 gram (Leksandsbröd) 185 ± 37

Vetetunnbröd (Mjälloms) 186 ± 37

Sport (Wasa) 214 ± 43

Flatbröd (Wasa) 307 ± 61

Flatbröd (Kavlí) 560 ± 112

Sesam (Ryvita) 1194 ± 239

Råg (Ryvita)* 1453 ± 291

Råg (Ryvita) 1874 ± 375

Bread

White bread from wheat (mixed products) <30

Bread from wheat and rye 45 ± 23

(mixed products)

Rye bread (mixed products) 89 ± 45

Jättefranska (Pågen) <30

Jättefranska (toast - lightly toasted) <30

Jättefranska (toast - " well done " ) 60 ± 30

Jätterasker (Pågen) <30

Jätterasker (toast - lightly toasted) 30 ± 15

Jätterasker (toast - " well done " ) 69 ± 35

Dunkles Vollkornbrot (Purgebacken) <30

Må Bättre havre (Fazer) <30

Må Bättre flerkorn (Fazer) 33 ± 16

Delikatesslimpa (Schulstad) 45 ± 22

Kavring (Europabagaren) 53 ± 27

Må Bättre råg (Fazer) 81 ± 41

Efterugnslimpa (Fazer) 85 ± 42

Fullkorn rågbröd (Pågen) 162 ± 32

Tunnbröd (Änglamark) <30

Hönökaka (Pågen) <30

Tunnbröd (Polarbröd) 36 ± 18

Polarkaka (Polarbröd) 49 ± 24

Citronmuffins (Hägges) <30

Breakfast cereals

Corn Flakes (mixed products) 53 ± 27

Rostat Ris (Rainbow) 61 ± 31

Special (KF) 73 ± 37

All Bran plus (Kellog's) 99 ± 50

Start Naturell 164 ± 33

(Ceralia Breakfast Cereals)

Cheerios (Nestlé) 207 ± 41

Kalaspuffar (Quaker) 236 ± 47

Rice Krispies (Kellog's) 247 ± 49

Fitness (Nestlé) 254 ± 51

Special (Kellog's) 269 ± 54

Havre Fras (Quaker)* 1031 ± 206

Havre Fras (Quaker) 1346 ± 269

Sunt & Gott Müsli (Finax) <30

Müsli (KF) 31 ± 16

Müsli Bran Flakes (Frebaco) 30 ± 15

Biscuits and crackers

Biscuits (mixed products) 230 ± 46

Crackers (mixed products) 534 ± 107

Krisprolls veteskorpor (Pågen) <30

Havreflarn (KF) 73 ± 36

Mjölkchokladflarn ( Volf) 128 ± 26

Gammeldags Pepparkakor (Pricks) 129 ± 26

Smörgåsrån (Oxford) 134 ± 27

Riskakor (Friggs) 333 ± 67

Variant (Göteborgskex)* 442 ± 88

Variant (Göteborgskex) 479 ± 96

Digestive (KF)* 539 ± 108

Digestive (KF) 630 ± 126

Guld Marie (Göteborgskex) 642 ± 128

Guld Marie (Göteborgskex)* 652 ± 130

French fries

Pommes frites (Saffet's) 306 ± 61

Pommes frites (Saffet's)* 321 ± 64

Pommes frites (Mc's) 379 ± 76

Pommes frites (mixed products) 450 ± 90

King Fries (Burger King)* 483 ± 97

King Fries (Burger King) 514 ± 103

Pommes frites (Mc's)* 755 ± 151

Pommes frites 301 ± 60

(deep frozen; briefly heated in oven)

Pommes frites 1104 ± 221

(deep frozen; heated longer in oven)

Klyftpotatis (Restaurang) 367 ± 73

Potato crisps (chips)

Potatischips original (First Price) 332 ± 66

Original (Pringles) 614 ± 123

Grillchips (Estrella) 669 ± 134

Vickningschips (Estrella) 694 ± 139

Original Chips (ICA) 906 ± 181

Naturchips (OLW) 980 ± 196

Svenska Lantchips kantarell 1035 ± 207

(Svenska Lantchips AB)*

Potatischips (KF) 1407 ± 281

Grillchips (OLW)* 1418 ± 284

Weekendchips (OLW)* 1573 ± 315

Potatischips dillsmak (KF)* 1594 ± 319

Svenska Lantchips 1833 ± 367

(Svenska Lantchips AB)

Grillchips (OLW) 2030 ± 406

Lättsaltade chips (OLW) 2287 ± 457

Other snacks

Tortilla chips (OLW) 122 ± 24

Nachips (Old El Paso) 149 ± 30

Tortilla chips (Diva) 184 ± 37

Pop Corn (OLW) 416 ± 83

> Al Pater: are you still eating scads of popcorn? See below.

>

>

> Acrylamide, a cancer-causing substance that caused scares when it

was found

> in fried potatoes and other popular foods, is also found in olives,

prune

> juice and teething biscuits, the Food and Drug Administration

> said yesterday.

>

> The agency released figures on a new batch of food it tested and

> confirmed earlier findings that suggest cooked and especially fried

> snacks contain the highest levels -- potato chips, pretzels and

popcorn.

>

> Officials found no acrylamides in infant formula but said they

would

> continue testing.

>

> Scientists stress that they have no idea what any of this means for

human

> health.

>

> Acrylamide is naturally formed in some starchy foods when they are

> fried, baked or roasted at high temperatures. No one suspected it

was so

> pervasive in food until Swedish scientists announced they had found

it in

> 2002.