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! M! J- E2 I2 [, fFries and chips had the highest levels, from 16 to 48 micrograms per serving. ; M# `. V( {7 f5 t# d: u. K
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Other foods made the list with far lower levels because so many people eat so much of them:
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1 F' O% R4 v3 K0 r4 C8 F/ l, P5 c• Toast, at 9.8 micrograms per serving, and soft bread, at 2.2. , h8 ^, e# s y& h9 P
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• Breakfast cereal, 7.3 micrograms.
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• Cookies, 6.6 micrograms. 4 [# x8 Y% o0 n
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• Coffee, 2 micrograms.
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/ ?' a, G7 K# w. M8 p, cOther popular foods, including pizza, have yet to be measured for acrylamide |