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Incidence of fungi and aflatoxins in imported areca nut samples.

VANDERBIJL, P., STOCKENSTROM, S., VISMER, H.F. and VAN WYK, C.W.

South African Journal of Science 92 : 154-156.

1996

บทคัดย่อ

The aflatoxin content and incidence of fungi of boiled, baked and raw areca nut samples procured from different commercial outlets in South Africa were determined.  Only the raw, sliced nut samples contained AFB₁, B₂, G₁ and G₂.  Forty percent of these samples contained AFB₁ in excess of the commonly accepted foodstuff limit of 5mg/kg.  Based on areca nut consumption data for South African Indians, it was calculated that chewers of raw arecanut may be exposed to total of aflatoxin quantities of 3.6-1080ng per 24hr.