Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing

Among the many roles played by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food industry is the production of heritage foods such as peanut sauce. Unfortunately, the safety of peanut sauce is not always assured as the processing line is not controlled. Peanut sauce is usually made of peanuts and chil...

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Main Authors: Abdul Halim, Farawahida, Selamat, Jinap, Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura, Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra
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Published: Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2017
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author Abdul Halim, Farawahida
Selamat, Jinap
Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura
Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra
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Selamat, Jinap
Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura
Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra
author_sort Abdul Halim, Farawahida
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Among the many roles played by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food industry is the production of heritage foods such as peanut sauce. Unfortunately, the safety of peanut sauce is not always assured as the processing line is not controlled. Peanut sauce is usually made of peanuts and chilli, and these commodities are normally contaminated with Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins (AFs). Hence, the objective of this study was to evaluate the practices related to reduction of AF hazard and the effect of interventions in peanut sauce processing. Peanut samples were collected from each step of peanut sauce processing from a small peanut sauce company according to four designs: (1) control; (2) oil-less frying of chilli powder; (3) addition of retort processing; and (4) combination of oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing. Oil-less frying of chilli powder (Design 2) reduced total AFs by 33–41%, retort processing (Design 3) reduced total AFs by 49%, while combination of these two thermal processes (Design 4) significantly reduced total AFs, by 57%. The present work demonstrated that Design 4 yielded the highest reduction of total AFs and is therefore recommended to be employed by SME companies.
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spelling upm-629282018-09-28T10:37:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62928/ Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing Abdul Halim, Farawahida Selamat, Jinap Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra Among the many roles played by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the food industry is the production of heritage foods such as peanut sauce. Unfortunately, the safety of peanut sauce is not always assured as the processing line is not controlled. Peanut sauce is usually made of peanuts and chilli, and these commodities are normally contaminated with Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins (AFs). Hence, the objective of this study was to evaluate the practices related to reduction of AF hazard and the effect of interventions in peanut sauce processing. Peanut samples were collected from each step of peanut sauce processing from a small peanut sauce company according to four designs: (1) control; (2) oil-less frying of chilli powder; (3) addition of retort processing; and (4) combination of oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing. Oil-less frying of chilli powder (Design 2) reduced total AFs by 33–41%, retort processing (Design 3) reduced total AFs by 49%, while combination of these two thermal processes (Design 4) significantly reduced total AFs, by 57%. The present work demonstrated that Design 4 yielded the highest reduction of total AFs and is therefore recommended to be employed by SME companies. Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2017-09-15 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62928/1/Reduction%20of%20Aspergillus%20spp.%20and%20aflatoxins%20in%20peanut%20sauce%20processing%20.pdf Abdul Halim, Farawahida and Selamat, Jinap and Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura and Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra (2017) Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment, 34 (12). 2242 - 2250. ISSN 1944-0049; ESSN: 1944-0057 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2017.1375605?journalCode=tfac20 10.1080/19440049.2017.1375605
spellingShingle Abdul Halim, Farawahida
Selamat, Jinap
Mahmud @ Ab Rashid, Nor Khaizura
Samsudin, Nik Iskandar Putra
Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title_full Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title_fullStr Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title_full_unstemmed Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title_short Reduction of Aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
title_sort reduction of aspergillus spp. and aflatoxins in peanut sauce processing by oil-less frying of chilli powder and retort processing
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