Ethyl carbamate [mg/l] | |||||||
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Type of beverage | Data sources | N | Mean | Median | 90th percentile | 95th percentile | 99th percentile |
Pot still cachaça | 275 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.96 | 1.32 | 2.21 | |
Column still cachaça | 101 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 1.01 | 1.68 | 2.30 | |
All types cachaça (without weighting for distillation type) | 536 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.91 | 1.34 | 2.22 | |
All types cachaça (with weighting according to production amount: 38% pot and 62% column still) | 376 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 2.26 | |
Regulated cachaça (hypothetical distribution after full implementation of 0.15 mg/l limit)a | All types cachaça, see above | 536 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Tiquira | 95 | 2.34 | 1.72 | 5.44 | 6.10 | 10.20 |