Table 5. Abundance of residual microplastics in processed seafood products

Classification of types No. of samples Subclassification of types MPs/g
Canned seafood 19 Canned tuna, canned cockle, canned seasnail 0.48±0.451)
Salted seafood 11 Salted shrimp, sauced clam, sauced intestine 1.73±1.73
Boil-cooked seafood 8 Messel flesh, shrimp meat, clam meat 0.47±0.36
Sauces 8 Oyster sauce, tuna source 0.32±0.21
Liquid salted seafood 4 Anchovy sauce, sand lance extract 0.26±0.19
Data are expressed as mean±SD.