Research Article

Determination of the Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Toasted Bread Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

Table 1

Commercial toasting breads and flours samples.

Sample CodePrincipal ingredients

B-01Brown bread
B-02Soft Lebanese bread baked from white flour
B-04Sandwich baked from white flour
B-07Toasted Lebanese bread
B-09French sandwich obtained from Al-Omara’a bakery
B-17Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Salwa-A-11
B-18Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Subah Al-Salem
B-19Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Al-Qurean
B-20Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Al-Khaldiyah
B-22French Sandwich obtained from Delice De France.
B-23Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Salwa-A-7
B-24Toasted Lebanese bread at Temp. = C, for 20 min
B-25Toasted Lebanese bread at Temp. = C, for 20 min
B-26Toasted Lebanese bread at Temp. = C, for 20 min
B-27Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Kifan
B-28Iranian Bread baked from white flour—Dasma
B-BFWhole wheat flour (brown flour)
B-WFWhite flour