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Mohammed, Salum |
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| dc.creator |
Munissi, Joan J.E |
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| dc.creator |
Nyandoro, Stephen S. |
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| dc.date |
2018-11-08T10:11:17Z |
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2018-11-08T10:11:17Z |
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| dc.date |
2018-03-16 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-03T13:19:56Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2021-05-03T13:19:56Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Salum Mohammed, Joan J.E. Munissi & Stephen S. Nyandoro (2018) Aflatoxins in sunflower seeds and unrefined sunflower oils from Singida, Tanzania, Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B, 11:3, 161-166, DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2018.1443519 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4967 |
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| dc.identifier |
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2018.1443519 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4967 |
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| dc.description |
A total of 61 samples comprising sunflower seeds (40) and unrefined sunflower oils (21) samples collected randomly from Singida, Tanzania were analysed by Reverse Phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). 15% (6/40) of the seed samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1 ranging from limit of detection (LOD) to 218 ng g−1 with three of them exceeding the European Commission/European Union (EC/EU) and Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)/Tanzania Food and Drug Authority (TFDA) maximum limits of 2 ng g−1 for AFB1 in oilseeds. The levels of total aflatoxins (AFT) in seeds ranged from LOD to 243 ng g−1. Other aflatoxins, except AFG2, were also detected. For the unrefined sunflower oils, the levels of AFB1 ranged from LOD to 2.56 ng mL−1. About 80.9% (17/21) of the analysed oil samples contained AFB1 of which 17.65% (3/17) exceeded the EC/EU and TBS/TFDA maximum limits of 2 ng mL−1. Other aflatoxins were also detected in the oils. The measured levels indicate there is a need for food quality education among food processors. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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| dc.subject |
Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, Singida, sunflower seeds, Tanzania, total aflatoxin, unrefined sunflower oils |
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| dc.title |
Aflatoxin Levels in Sunflower Seeds and Unrefined Sunflower Oils from Singida, Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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