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Table 2 The PAH levels (μg/kg) and CIE-L*a*b* color parameters sheep cheeses smoked in a traditional way from Outer Western Carpathians subprovince (Poland)

From: Traditional smoking of Wallachian cheeses and sausages in Polish and Slovak parts of the Carpathian Mountains

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

Outer Western Carpathians subprovince (Poland)

Oscypek

Sheep smoked cheese

Koniaków

Oscypek

Sheep smoked cheese

Leśnica

Oscypek

Sheep smoked cheese

Nowy Targ

Sheep smoked cheese

Słopnice

Redykołki

Small sheep smoked cheese

Bundz

smoked cheese, not matured rennet type cheese

Koniaków

Naphthalene

54.0 ± 16.2

70.0 ± 21.0

81.0 ± 24.3

1300 ± 390

1200 ± 360

< 18

Acenaphthylene

130 ± 39.0

96.0 ± 28.8

80.0 ± 24.0

220 ± 66.0

1200 ± 360

< 2

Acenaphthene

3.70 ± 1.11

4.80 ± 1.44

7.0 ± 2.10

23.0 ± 6.90

38.0 ± 11.4

1.8 ± 1.0

Fluorene

50.0 ± 15.0

31.0 ± 9.30

84.0 ± 25.2

61.0 ± 18.3

400 ± 120

11.0 ± 2.50

Phenanthrene

170 ± 51.0

60.0 ± 18.0

110 ± 33.0

760 ± 228

790 ± 237

13.00 ± 4.00

Anthracene

48.0 ± 14.4

14.0 ± 4.20

35.0 ± 10.5

100 ± 30.0

190 ± 57.0

2.00 ± 0.50

Fluoranthene

19.0 ± 5.70

6.50 ± 1.95

22.0 ± 6.6

45.0 ± 13.5

94.0 ± 28.2

< 2.5

Pyrene

14.0 ± 4.20

4.40 ± 1.32

21.0 ± 6.3

1.80 ± 0.54

67.0 ± 20.1

2.30 ± 1.50

Benzo(a)anthracene

< 0.85

< 0.61

1.1 ± 0.33

1.70 ± 0.51

8.60 ± 2.58

< 0.50

Chrysene

< 0.82

< 0.61

1.2 ± 0.36

2.60 ± 0.78

7.30 ± 2.19

< 0.75

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

< 0.82

< 0.61

< 0.85

1.10 ± 0.33

4.50 ± 1.35

< 0.50

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

< 0.82

< 0.54

< 0.85

< 0.73

2.10 ± 0.63

< 0.50

Benzo(a)pyrene

< 0.82

< 0.61

< 0.85

0.74 ± 0.22

4.50 ± 1.35

< 0.50

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

< 0.82

< 0.61

< 0.50

< 0.48

2.30 ± 0.69

< 0.50

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene

< 0.39

< 0.067

< 0.50

< 0.48

< 0.61

< 0.50

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

< 0.82

< 0.61

< 0.50

0.74 ± 0.22

1.90 ± 0.57

< 0.50

Sum of benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and chrysene

< 0.85

< 0.61

2.30 ± 0.69

6.14 ± 0.78

24.90 ± 2.58

< 0.75

CIE-L*a*b* color parameters (surface)

 Lightness L*

78.32 ± 1.32

80.12 ± 1.63

76.64 ± 0.98

82.11 ± 1.12

69.45 ± 7.41

70.43 ± 6.12

 Redness a*

11.46 ± 1.02

12.05 ± 0.86

14.16 ± 1.06

10.84 ± 2,15

17.52 ± 4.18

20.42 ± 3.24

 Yellowness b*

34.86 ± 0.96

36.23 ± 1.24

32.82 ± 1.11

31.80 ± 0.88

41.32 ± 5.04

42.56 ± 4.11

CIE-L*a*b* color parameters (middle)

 Lightness L*

72.27 ± 1.10

77.32 ± 1.35

71.78 ± 0.98

88.97 ± 1.12

77.43 ± 2.85

90.2 ± 1.38

 Redness a*

4.65 ± 0.29

3.88 ± 0.18

4.17 ± 0.24

2.10 ± 0.13

4.17 ± 0.39

2,92 ± 0.16

 Yellowness b*

31.97 ± 0.75

23.80 ± 0.82

30.83 ± 0.68

23.07 ± 0.41

23.98 ± 1.23

22.5 ± 0.997