This study reported the PAHs levels in different youtiao samples
for the first time. All of the ten youtiao samples exceeded the legal
limits (1 mg/kg for the sum of PAH4) proposed by the European
Commission for processed cereal-based foods. The median dietary
exposure of BaPeq concentrations from youtiao for children, adolescents,
adults and seniors in China, respectively, were 0.0147,
0.0101, 0.0561 and 0.0106 ng/(kg$day). However, the daily intakes
of PAHs for frequent youtiao consumers would be considerably
more than the average data. The 95th percentile incremental lifetime
cancer risk (ILCR) for children group in northern China, and
adults group in both north and south, indicated a slight potential
carcinogenic risk due to PAHs contamination in youtiao