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Food and Nutrition
Concentrations (pg/g wet wt.) of total PCBs in fatty foods from Total Diet Study in Ottawa, 1995
| Food code | Description | Concentration (ppt) |
|---|---|---|
| A01 | Milk, whole | 143 |
| A02 | Milk, 2% | 173 |
| A03 | Milk, 1% | 211 |
| A04 | Milk, skim | 107 |
| A05 | Evaporated milk, canned | 333 |
| A06 | Cream, 10-12% BF | 666 |
| A07 | Ice cream | 377 |
| A08 | Yogurt | 174 |
| A09 | Cheese | 2234 |
| A10 | Cheese, cottage | 288 |
| A11 | Cheese, processed, cheddar | 1420 |
| A12 | Butter | 3980 |
| B01 | Beef, steak | 719 |
| B02 | Beef, roast and stewing | 831 |
| B03 | Beef, ground | 1416 |
| B04 | Pork, fresh | 1127 |
| B05 | Pork, cured | 1233 |
| B06 | Veal | 592 |
| B07 | Lamb | 1114 |
| B08 | Cold cuts and luncheon meats | 845 |
| B09 | Luncheon meats, canned | 814 |
| B10 | Organ meats, liver and kidney | 1237 |
| B11 | Wieners | 960 |
| C01 | Eggs | 462 |
| C02 | Poultry, chicken and turkey | 753 |
| D01 | Fish, marine, fresh or frozen | 3300 |
| D02 | Fish, fresh water | 32158 |
| D03 | Fish, canned | 2421 |
| D04 | Shellfish, fresh or frozen | 968 |
| E01 | Soups, meat, canned | 343 |
| E02 | Soups, cream | 240 |
| I01 | Cooking fats and salad oils | 1628 |
| I02 | Margarine | 3431 |
| L03 | Dinners (cereal + vegetable + meat) | 230 |
| L04 | Dinners (meat or poultry + vegetable) | 223 |
| L05 | Formulae, milk base | 150 |
| L06 | Formulae, soya base | |
| L08 | Meat, poultry or eggs | 562 |
| M02 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 52 |
| M03 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 152 |
| M04 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 210 |
| M05 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 190 |
| M06 | Frozen dinner, beef + veg + or -dessert | 1112 |
| N01 | Pizza | 823 |
| N02 | French fries | 1105 |
| N03 | Hamburger | 534 |
| N04 | Fish burger | 836 |
| N05 | Chicken burger | 783 |
| N06 | Hot dog | 1106 |
| N07 | Chicken (breaded, fried, nuggets) | 1135 |
| N08 | Egg breakfast on a bun | 1217 |
