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Food and Nutrition
Concentrations (pg/g wet wt.) of total PCBs in fatty foods from Total Diet Study in Montreal, 1993
| Food code | Description | Concentration (ppt) |
|---|---|---|
| A01 | Milk, whole | 184 |
| A02 | Milk, 2% | 105 |
| A03 | Milk, 1% | 52 |
| A04 | Milk, skim | 48 |
| A05 | Evaporated milk, canned | 344 |
| A06 | Cream, 10-12% BF | 657 |
| A07 | Ice cream | 335 |
| A08 | Yogurt | 55 |
| A09 | Cheese | 1614 |
| A10 | Cheese, cottage | 302 |
| A11 | Cheese, processed, cheddar | 975 |
| A12 | Butter | 3341 |
| B01 | Beef, steak | 396 |
| B02 | Beef, roast and stewing | 123 |
| B03 | Beef, ground | 908 |
| B04 | Pork, fresh | 575 |
| B05 | Pork, cured | 755 |
| B06 | Veal | 333 |
| B07 | Lamb | 275 |
| B08 | Cold cuts and luncheon meats | 972 |
| B09 | Luncheon meats, canned | 587 |
| B10 | Organ meats, liver and kidney | 1119 |
| B11 | Wieners | 899 |
| C01 | Eggs | 888 |
| C02 | Poultry, chicken and turkey | 627 |
| D01 | Fish, marine, fresh or frozen | 5315 |
| D02 | Fish, fresh water | 13440 |
| D03 | Fish, canned | 3217 |
| D04 | Shellfish, fresh or frozen | 4558 |
| E01 | Soups, meat, canned | 103 |
| E02 | Soups, cream | 457 |
| I01 | Cooking fats and salad oils | 347 |
| I02 | Margarine | 224 |
| L03 | Dinners (cereal + vegetable + meat) | 260 |
| L04 | Dinners (meat or poultry + vegetable) | 399 |
| L05 | Formulae, milk base | 149 |
| L06 | Formulae, soya base | |
| L08 | Meat, poultry or eggs | 471 |
| M02 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 311 |
| M03 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 240 |
| M04 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 548 |
| M05 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 1185 |
| M06 | Frozen dinner, beef + veg + or -dessert | 211 |
| N01 | Pizza | 372 |
| N02 | French fries | 290 |
| N03 | Hamburger | 463 |
| N04 | Fish burger | 717 |
| N05 | Chicken burger | 641 |
| N06 | Hot dog | 567 |
| N07 | Chicken (breaded, fried, nuggets) | 434 |
| N08 | Egg breakfast on a bun | 394 |
