Publications from the Carcinogenic Potency Project

Food Chemical Risk Analysis, David R. Tennant, ed., New York: Chapman and Hall, 1997, pp. 267-295

Prioritization of Possible Carcinogenic Hazards in Food

Lois Swirsky Gold, Thomas H. Slone, and Bruce N. Ames

Table 2. Carcinogenicity status of natural chemicals in roasted coffee

Positive:
N=19		 acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, benzene, benzofuran, benzo(a)pyrene, caffeic acid, catechol, 1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene, ethanol, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, furan, furfural, hydrogen peroxide, hydroquinone, limonene, styrene, toluene, xylene
Not positive:
N=8		 acrolein, biphenyl, choline, eugenol, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, phenol, piperidine
Uncertain: caffeine
Yet to test: ~ 1000 chemicals

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