Table 3. Daily estimated intake of nitrites according to the average consumption of processed foods, such as processed meats

Foods Sample numbers Detected sample number Concentration range (μg/g) Average concentration (μg/g) Average intake (g/per capita/day) Average estimated daily intake (μg/capita/day)
Processed marine products (Ham, sausage) 14 9 01)–26.5 2.35 0.02 0.05
Bacon 6 5 0–21.17 4.66 0.18 0.84
Ham 69 66 0–42.10 9.28 2.96 27.47
Sausage 53 51 0–36.38 11.33 1.22 13.82
Dried processed meats 18 15 0–2.68 1.15 0.02 0.02
Ground meat products 23 23 0.15–45.42 7.12 0.57 4.06
Other Processed meats2) 9 9 0.22–1.79 0.94 0.66 0.08
Salted fermented marine foods3) 9 9 0.15–19.14 2.94 0.35 1.15
Daily intake of nitrite - - - - - 48.06 (0.87 μg/kg weight/day)
% ADI4) - - - - - 1.25
0 means the detection limit is below 0.1 μg/g.
Other processed meats: Marinated meats, Rib products etc.
Sodium nitrite is only allowed in Cod egg products, cured salmon egg, and cured pollack among all of the salted fermented marine products.
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) of nitrate = estimated daily intake (EDI, μg/kg weight/day) / ADI (70 μg/kg weight/day) × 100; Adapted from Lee et al. [26].