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OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN VARIOUS NUTS COMMERCIALIZED IN TURKEY

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dc.creator Ozcan, Meltem
dc.creator Basaran, Pervin
dc.date 2009-02-01T01:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:20:02Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:20:02Z
dc.identifier 35f537b0-602c-4a18-9d7a-672465f56cbf
dc.identifier 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2008.00143.x
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/35f537b0-602c-4a18-9d7a-672465f56cbf/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/90870
dc.description Nuts are important agricultural commodities in Turkey as they are exported and largely consumed domestically. Two hundred and seventeen samples of hazelnuts, pistachio nuts and peanuts were randomly collected from public markets, bazaars, supermarkets and retail stores in several regions of Turkey and analyzed for the incidence of aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2) contamination by high-performance liquid chromatography. The levels of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the total aflatoxins in the majority of samples analyzed (87.09%) were so low that they were not quantifiable. Thirty-one samples (14.28%) were found to have low levels of aflatoxins, below the Turkish National regulatory limits of 5 mu g/kg for AFB1 and 10 mu g/kg for total aflatoxins. However, four samples (1.84%) showed a level of contamination that exceeded the maximum tolerated levels set in the Turkish regulations. The highest value of AFB1 was 36.81 mu g/kg in pistachio nuts. This article reports the data of the first survey on the presence of aflatoxins in nuts sampled in three distinct regions of Turkey.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN VARIOUS NUTS COMMERCIALIZED IN TURKEY
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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