Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns

A total of 126 local and imported samples of commercial white and black pepper in Malaysia were analysed for aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2) content using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescence detector (FD). An acetonitrile–methanol–water (17 : 29 :...

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Main Authors: M., Jalili, Selamat, Jinap, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
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Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2009
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author M., Jalili
Selamat, Jinap
Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
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Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
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description A total of 126 local and imported samples of commercial white and black pepper in Malaysia were analysed for aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2) content using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescence detector (FD). An acetonitrile–methanol–water (17 : 29 : 54; v/v) mixture was used as a mobile phase and clean-up was using an immunoaffinity column (IAC). Seventy out of 126 (55.5%) samples were contaminated with total aflatoxins, although only low levels of aflatoxins were found ranging from 0.1 to 4.9 ng g−1. Aflatoxin B1 showed the highest incidence of contamination and was found in all contaminated samples. There was a significant difference between type of samples and different brands (p < 0.05). The results showed black peppers were more contaminated than white peppers.
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spelling upm-169072015-10-23T01:51:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16907/ Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns M., Jalili Selamat, Jinap Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan A total of 126 local and imported samples of commercial white and black pepper in Malaysia were analysed for aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2) content using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescence detector (FD). An acetonitrile–methanol–water (17 : 29 : 54; v/v) mixture was used as a mobile phase and clean-up was using an immunoaffinity column (IAC). Seventy out of 126 (55.5%) samples were contaminated with total aflatoxins, although only low levels of aflatoxins were found ranging from 0.1 to 4.9 ng g−1. Aflatoxin B1 showed the highest incidence of contamination and was found in all contaminated samples. There was a significant difference between type of samples and different brands (p < 0.05). The results showed black peppers were more contaminated than white peppers. Taylor & Francis 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16907/1/Survey%20of%20aflatoxins%20in%20retail%20samples%20of%20whole%20and%20ground%20black%20and%20white%20peppercorns.pdf M., Jalili and Selamat, Jinap and Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan (2009) Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 2 (2). 178 - 182. ISSN 1939-3210 Aflatoxins Food contamination Pepper (Spice) 10.1080/19440040903384190 English
spellingShingle Aflatoxins
Food contamination
Pepper (Spice)
M., Jalili
Selamat, Jinap
Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan
Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title_full Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title_fullStr Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title_full_unstemmed Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title_short Survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
title_sort survey of aflatoxins in retail samples of whole and ground black and white peppercorns
topic Aflatoxins
Food contamination
Pepper (Spice)
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16907/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16907/1/Survey%20of%20aflatoxins%20in%20retail%20samples%20of%20whole%20and%20ground%20black%20and%20white%20peppercorns.pdf