Carry-Over of Aflatoxins to Fig Molasses from Contaminated Dried Figs

The carry-over of aflatoxins to fig molasses produced by using two different processing techniques from contaminated dried figs (> 1000 ppb of total aflatoxins) were examined by using a HPLC technique. The effects of extraction, bleaching and concentration steps on the reduction of aflatoxin leve...

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Published inInternational journal of food properties Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 341 - 346
Main Authors Bahar, Banu, Altuğ, Tomris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 31.03.2009
Subjects
Aflatoxins
Figs
Molasses
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Summary:The carry-over of aflatoxins to fig molasses produced by using two different processing techniques from contaminated dried figs (> 1000 ppb of total aflatoxins) were examined by using a HPLC technique. The effects of extraction, bleaching and concentration steps on the reduction of aflatoxin levels were also investigated. The reductions in total aflatoxin levels in fig molasses produced by using the two techniques were detected to be 62 and 38%, respectively. Extraction, bleaching and concentration steps were observed to cause 22% reduction in total aflatoxin levels.
ISSN:1094-2912
1532-2386
DOI:10.1080/10942910701772063