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Table 2 Effects of processing and aging on acrylamide concentrations in snus

From: The acrylamide content of smokeless tobacco products

Sample

Oven moisture (%)

Acrylamide (ng/g WWB)

Acrylamide (ng/g DWB)

Average

St. dev.

Average

St. dev.

Snus mixer pre-treatment

8.39

167

9

182

9

Snus mixer post-treatment

56.5

522

6

1202

13

After 8 weeks storage

56.3

284

8

649

18

After 12 weeks storage

56.2

216

4

494

9

After 16 weeks storage

56.6

210

7

483

17

After 22 weeks storage

56.3

150

4

344

10