Table 9. Detected pesticide residue in green coffee beans

Country of origin	No. of samples	No. of detected	Species of coffee plants	Pesticides	Concentration (mg/kg)	MRL1) (mg/kg)
Brazil	11	11	Arabica2)	Imidacloprid (10)3)	0.0053-0.03424)	0.7
				Thiamethoxam (6)	0.0065-0.0241	0.1
				Clothianidin (5)	0.0087-0.0215	0.05
				Triadimenol (4)	0.0051-0.0082	0.15
Colombia	9	2	Arabica	Chlorpyrifos	0.0066-0.0086	0.05
Kenya	8	1	Arabica	Chlorpyrifos	0.0079	0.05
India	7	1	Arabica	Chlorpyrifos	0.0063	0.05

MRL, maximum residue limit.
Coffea arabica.
Frequency of detection.
Minimum concentration-maximum concentration.