Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products
In present study the natural occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) has determined in 147 samples of wheat derived products i.e. spaghetti (25), noodles (34), macaroni (29), lasagne (37), and bucatini (22), collected from major districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The mean of AFs was found 9...
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| description | In present study the natural occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) has determined in 147 samples of wheat derived products i.e. spaghetti (25), noodles (34), macaroni (29), lasagne (37), and bucatini (22), collected from major districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The mean of AFs was found 9.12 in spaghetti, 7.35 in noodles, 5.91 in macaroni, 8.39 in lasagne, and 9.61 μg/kg in bucatini and 28, 18, 17, 22 and 27% of samples were found above the European Union's legal limit (i.e. 4 μg/kg) for total AFs, respectively. However, mean value of ZEN was found 7.36 in spaghetti, 6.80 in noodles, 4.98 in macaroni, 6.90 in lasagne, and 8.89 μg/kg in bucatini samples and 16, 15, 21, 19 and 36% of samples were found to be above the recommended limit. The study urged the need to focus more comprehensive survey for these toxins in wheat derived products from Punjab, Pakistan. |
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| spelling | upm-370092015-09-17T07:21:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37009/ Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar Asi, Muhammad Rafique Selamat, Jinap Rashid, Umer In present study the natural occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) and zearalenone (ZEN) has determined in 147 samples of wheat derived products i.e. spaghetti (25), noodles (34), macaroni (29), lasagne (37), and bucatini (22), collected from major districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The mean of AFs was found 9.12 in spaghetti, 7.35 in noodles, 5.91 in macaroni, 8.39 in lasagne, and 9.61 μg/kg in bucatini and 28, 18, 17, 22 and 27% of samples were found above the European Union's legal limit (i.e. 4 μg/kg) for total AFs, respectively. However, mean value of ZEN was found 7.36 in spaghetti, 6.80 in noodles, 4.98 in macaroni, 6.90 in lasagne, and 8.89 μg/kg in bucatini samples and 16, 15, 21, 19 and 36% of samples were found to be above the recommended limit. The study urged the need to focus more comprehensive survey for these toxins in wheat derived products from Punjab, Pakistan. Elsevier 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37009/1/Detection%20of%20aflatoxins%20and%20zearalenone%20contamination%20in%20wheat%20derived%20products.pdf Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar and Asi, Muhammad Rafique and Selamat, Jinap and Rashid, Umer (2014) Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products. Food Control, 35 (1). pp. 223-226. ISSN 0956-7135; ESSN: 1873-7129 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.048 |
| spellingShingle | Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar Asi, Muhammad Rafique Selamat, Jinap Rashid, Umer Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title | Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title_full | Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title_fullStr | Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title_short | Detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
| title_sort | detection of aflatoxins and zearalenone contamination in wheat derived products |
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