Food Products Total Number of Samples Number of Not-detectable Food Samples (Nd) Number of Samples having Sulphites Concentration <LOQ aMean Sulphite Concentration (mg/kg) bMean Sulphite Concentration (mg/kg) Minimum Sulphite Concentration (mg/kg) Maximum Sulphite Concentration (mg/kg)
Dried Fruits
Raisins 5 0 0 260.7 260.7 123.3 405.9
Sultanas 5 1 1 20.6 25.8 6.2 40.3
Apricots 5 0 0 267.4 267.4 200.2 333.9
Dates 4 0 0 102.9 102.9 71 138.3
Peanuts 2 2 0 - - - -
Almonds 2 2 0 - - - -
Cashewnuts 2 2 0 - - - -
Preserves and Accompaniment
Jams/ Marmalades 8 0 2 27.8 35.4 5.5 42.6
Pickles/ Murabbas 10 2 6 6.5 10.9 5.3 10.9
Jellies 9 2 3 9.3 15.1 3.1 24.1
Table Olives 4 4 0 - - - -
Chutneys 5 5 0 - - - -
Dessert Toppings 5 3 0 104.6 104.6 104.2 104.9
Sugars
Raw Sugar (Khandasari) 2 0 0 66.9 66.9 65.3 68.5
Refined Sugar 10 1 3 20.4 28.1 5.3 42.7
Brown Sugar 4 4 0 - - - -
Jaggery 5 0 0 22.7 22.7 20.2 24.1
Bura (Powdered Sugar) 5 0 0 30.3 30.3 15.4 42.7
Misri (Rock Candy) 5 5 0 - - - -
Confectionery Items
Fruit Bars 5 0 0 89.7 89.7 75.7 103.7
Digestives 5 0 2 68.5 110.9 5.5 115.6
Toffees 13 1 5 16.5 22.2 3.2 32.5
Sugar Coated ColouredFennel 5 2 1 12.2 15.7 5.6 17.8
Chewing Gums 10 0 4 12.4 15.9 3.2 28.9
Chocolates 8 0 6 6.7 11.9 3.2 13.2
Brittles (Chikkis) 5 5 0 - - - -
Candy Floss 5 0 3 10.9 19.6 7.4 19.6
Snow Balls (Chuski) 5 0 0 65.4 65.4 61.3 71.6
Beverage concentrates
Syrups/ Sherbets 9 0 0 55.3 55.3 11.1 170.9
Fruit Cordials 4 0 0 274.3 274.3 243.1 305.6
Squashes/ Crushes 10 0 0 199.6 199.6 83.2 288.7
Soft Drink Powder 5 3 1 11.1 17.1 3.1 17.2
Ready To Serve Beverages
Non-alcoholic Carbonated Beverages 9 0 4 14.8 39.9 5.5 60.5
Non-alcoholic Fruit Ready to Serve Beverages 12 0 8 21.8 56.6 3.2 95.4
Fruit Juices 9 5 3 50.8 93.2 5.6 93.2
Alcoholic Wines 4 0 0 129 129 99.4 171.5
Beers 5 0 1 11.3 12.8 8.9 14.6
Flavoured Milk 3 3 0 - - - -
Bakery Products
Biscuits/ Crackers 16 0 7 23.6 42.2 6.2 43.5
Cakes/ Pastries 8 4 4 9.6 11.3 6.5 12.5
Breads 4 4 0 - - - -
Miscellaneous Snack Items
Breakfast Cereals 5 1 2 10.8 16.7 7.5 23.1
Potato Chips 8 0 1 36.1 39 5.3 48.9
Namkeens 5 5 0 - - - -
Ice Creams 15 5 6 7.9 12.3 3.1 17.1
Sweet Meats (Mithaais) 15 2 10 7.8 17.1 3.2 17.7
Frozen Potato Snacks 6 3 1 7.7 15.3 7.2 20.2
Soup Powders 2 2 0 - - - -
Instant Noodles and Pasta 4 4 0 - - - -
Flavoured Yoghurt 3 3 0 - - - -
Miscellaneous Food Ingredients
Corn Flour/ Starch 5 1 1 9.8 11.4 9.3 12.2
Icing Sugars 3 0 1 8.5 10.2 8.3 10.4
Glazed Fruits 1 1 0 - - - -
Desiccated Coconut Powder 2 0 0 14.6 14.6 13.3 15.8
Gelatin 2 0 0 93.2 93.2 91.9 94.5
Liquid Glucose 1 0 0 26 26 26 26
Corn Syrup 1 0 0 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9
Caramel Color 1 0 0 317.1 317.1 317.1 317.1
Cocoa Powder 2 0 0 70.9 70.9 63.9 77.8
Table 3: Concentration of sulphites (mg/kg) in various food products. Nd- not detectable where sulphites were absent i.e., not detected so concentration was taken as 0. aMean was derived assuming samples with detectable levels of sulphites and those with concentration below LOQ as having a value of 5 mg/kg. bMean was derived only for samples in which sulphite levels were above LOQ.