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German scientists found acrylamide in all 24 brands of ground coffee and 7 brands of espresso that they analyzed.

64 A list compiled by Dr. Detlef Muller65 for the Conseil des Industries Agro-Alimentaires, a group combing

all national and food associations in the European Union, included 13-162 μg/kg acrylamide in wheat bread;

196 μg/kg in baked pretzels; 30-2400 μg/kg in rye crisps; 50-79 μg/kg in English muffins; 207 μg/kg in oat cere -

al; 110-247 μg/kg in rice cereal; 183 μg/kg in boiled rice; 199 μg/kg in baked potato; 55-143 μg/kg in baked

asparagus; 30 μg/kg in roasted peanuts; 30-39 μg/kg in fried fish. Contrary to perceptions from the reports of

last April, fried meats are not immune: 64 μg/kg in (presumably Swedish) meatballs, 10-51 μg/kg in hambur ger,

16-42 μg/kg in chicken patties, 53 μg/kg in pork patties. The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health 66 reported

finding as much as 2300 μg/kg acrylamide in muesli, as much as 150 μg/kg in cornflakes, 40-120 μg/kg in

baby cereal, 200-310 μg/kg in coffee, 670-700 μg/kg in chicory coffee, 70-2000 μg/kg in diet biscuits, 120-200

μg/kg in cocoa powder, 50 μg/kg in lightly toasted bread, 100-380 μg/kg in darkly toasted bread, 30-110 μg/kg

in fruit tarts, 70-190 in caramel μg/kg, 30 mg/kg in pizza. The one tested sample of pasteurized milk contained

about 7.5 μg acrylamide per liter (about 2 μg in an 8 ounce glass), 10 times more than the EPA or the WHO

allows in a glass of water.

It is by now quite obvious that French fries and potato chips are not the only foods in which acrylamide is formed

and that the original media reports singling out these foods were premature.

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What we really should worry about is how the media report rodent bioassay results and cancer risk calculations unfettered by any explanation as to how these conclusions are arrived at. These periodic episodes lead to unnecessary anxiety about what is safe or unsafe to eat and absurd laws such as California’s Proposition 65 while at

the same time diverting us from real diet and nutrition-related risks, such as not eating enough fruits and vegetables.

albert davinci schreef:Voor wie nu geen friet meer durft te eten: gefrituurde frietjes bevatten meer vitamine C dan gekookte aardappelen.

Het nadeel is natuurlijk dat ze ook veel vet bevatten, bij de slechte friettenten de minder gezonde dierlijke vetten ipv plantaardige vetten.

Het nadeel is natuurlijk dat ze ook veel vet bevatten, bij de slechte friettenten de minder gezonde dierlijke vetten ipv plantaardige vetten.