Table 6. Microorganisms, mycotoxin, pesticide residues, and heavy metals of ginger pomace

	Component	Content	Food MRL1)
Microorganisms (log cfu/g (or mL))	Total aerobic bacteria (n=5)	5.73±1.16	≤4 log
	Yeast & Mold	4.64±1.30	≤3 log
	Coliforms (n=5)	1.46±0.70	≤2 log
	E. coli (n=5)	0	0
	Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC, n=5)	Negative	Negative
Mycotoxin (µg/kg)	Total aflatoxin2)	N.D.3)	≤15
	Aflatoxin B1	N.D.	-
	Aflatoxin B2	N.D.	-
	Aflatoxin G1	N.D.	-
	Aflatoxin G2	N.D.	-
	Ochratoxin A	N.D.	≤15
Pesticide residues4) (mg/kg)	Metalaxyl	0.044	0.5
	Azoxystrobin	0.020±0.014	0.05
	Chlorantraniliprole	0.020±0.014	0.5
Heavy metal (mg/kg)	Pb	0.18±0.02	≤0.1 (Balloonflower, Codonopsis ≤0.2, Ginseng ≤2.0)
	Cd	N.D.	≤0.1
	As	N.D.	-
	Hg (µg)	N.D.	-

MRL, maximum residue limit.
Total aflatoxin, the sum of aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2.
N.D., not detected, below the limit of quantification.