Distribution of aflatoxins in various fractions separated from raw peanuts and defatted peanut meal [Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, contamination]

• Published in: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 44 - 47
• Main Authors: Natarajan, K.R, Rhee, K.C, Cater, C.M, Mattil, K.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer‐Verlag 01.02.1975
• Subjects: Aflatoxins - analysis; Arachis - analysis; Plant Proteins - analysis

The present investigation is the first definitive study of the distribution of aflatoxins in a wet‐milling process of raw peanuts. The results show that the majority of the aflatoxins originally present in the peanuts remained in the solid fractions, particularly the protein fraction, during wet‐mil...