Aflatoxin B1 in chilies from the Punjab region,Pakistan |
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| Authors: | Shahzad Z. Iqbal R. Russell M. Paterson Ijaz A. Bhatti Muhammad R. Asi Munir A. Sheikh Haq N. Bhatti |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan;(2) IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal;(3) Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan;(4) Present address: Department of Food Science, Cornell University, 164 Stocking Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA |
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| Abstract: | The occurrence of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in chilies from Pakistan was determined by using HPLC in work undertaken in Pakistan. Whole (n = 22) and powdered (n = 22) chilies were analyzed. Sixteen (73.0%) and 19 (86.4%) samples of whole and ground chilies, respectively, were contaminated. The mean concentration in powdered chilies (32.20 μg/kg) was higher statistically than in whole chilies (24.69 μg/kg). Concentrations ranged from 0.00 to 89.56 μg/kg for powdered chilies, compared with 0.00–96.3 μg/kg for whole chilies. The limits of detection and quantification were 0.05 μg/kg and 0.53 μg/kg, respectively. The concentrations were high in general and greater than the statutory limit set by the European Union. There is considerable scope for improvements in chili production in Pakistan. |
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