OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN BEANS IN THE RETAIL MARKET OF GOIÂNIA-GO

Authors

  • Juliana Lúcia da Silva
  • Albenones José de Mesquita
  • Jaison Pereira de Oliveira
  • Jefferson Luís da Silva Costa
  • Keyla de Oliveira Ribeiro
  • Edmar Soares Nicolau
  • Antônio Nonato de Oliveira

Keywords:

Micotoxin, food, Leguminoseae

Abstract

Thirty bean samples of different brands were chosen in the Goiânia retail market to be analized by thin-layer chromatography in order to detect the possible presence of aflatoxins. Only one sample showed a very low concentration of aflatoxins B1 and G1. The level of contaminants was inferior to 2.5 ppb (the standard). The process was repeated by boiling the sample at 116ºC for 30 minutes under 0.7 kgf/cm2 of pressure and then analyzed once again. The same level of contaminants was found proving the insufficiency of the thermal combustion method.

KEY-WORDS: Micotoxin; food; Leguminoseae.

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Author Biography

Juliana Lúcia da Silva

Escola de Agronomia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Goiás, C.P. 131, CEP 74001-970, Goiânia-GO.

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Published

2007-11-19

How to Cite

SILVA, J. L. da; MESQUITA, A. J. de; OLIVEIRA, J. P. de; COSTA, J. L. da S.; RIBEIRO, K. de O.; NICOLAU, E. S.; OLIVEIRA, A. N. de. OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN BEANS IN THE RETAIL MARKET OF GOIÂNIA-GO. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 32, n. 2, p. 109–114, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2421. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 32, n. 2, Jul./Dec. 2002

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Research Article

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