Dependence of aflatoxin in almonds on the type and amount of insect damage.
SCHATZKI, T.F. and ONG, M.S.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemis try 49: 4513-4519.
2001
บทคัดย่อ
The aflatoxin distribution in insect damaged almonds has been measured. In Nonpareil almonds, separete distributions were obtained for pinhole, insect (feeding) and gross damage. Only a low level of aflatoxin contamination was found for pinhole-only damaged nuts. The distributions for insect and gross damage did not differ, but did differ significantly from the distribution previously obtained for gross damaged Ne Plus almands. Aflatoxin lot averages of 31.7 and 3.47 mg/kg were obtained for 100% insect damaged Ne plus and Nonpareil almonds, respectively. The distribution functions were used to compute the seller’s risk of nonacceptance of lots in the European Union. To obtain a 95% acceptance rate, AFBI levels of 0.12 and 0.22 mg/kg would be required, which would correspond to 3.8 and 1.2% (feeding and gross) insect damage in Nonpareil and Ne Plus almond lots, respectively.