Extracting a table from html file uploaded via FileReader using jquery

I am receiving a file uploaded using FileReader() (e.target.result) from which I need to extract the table. From a normal html file this is easily done with $("table tbody") . Is it possible to apply this on e.target.result without appending it to my document?

I am also open to other methods other than FileReader, but if possible I'd like to use this.