Aflatoxin contamination in tahini

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dc.contributor.authorTorlak, E.
dc.contributor.authorAkan, I. M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:37:26Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:37:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractSesame seeds can be contaminated with aflatoxins during growth or storage. Therefore, tahini, a sesame seed-based product, has potential risk of aflatoxin contamination. In this study, a total of 104 tahini samples collected from Central Anatolian region of Turkey were analysed for aflatoxin contamination. Analysis of samples was carried out by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after immunoaffinity column clean-up, with recoveries ranging from 70.3 to 82.4%. In terms of incidence and quantity, aflatoxin B-1 was the predominant mycotoxin detected in 15 samples, with contamination levels ranging from 0.31 to 2.53 mu g/kg. The mean level of total aflatoxins in contaminated samples was found to be 1.17 +/- 0.55 mu g/kg. Our data revealed that aflatoxin B-1 and total aflatoxins levels determined in tahini samples were within the Turkish Food Codex limits. The incidence of contaminated tahini samples indicated that a regular surveillance program should be established to monitor the occurrence of aflatoxins in tahini.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3920/QAS2012.0131
dc.identifier.endpage225en_US
dc.identifier.issn1757-8361
dc.identifier.issn1757-837X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84890757157en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage221en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3920/QAS2012.0131
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/16108
dc.identifier.volume5en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000325045700006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWageningen Academic Publishersen_US
dc.relation.ispartofQuality Assurance And Safety Of Crops & Foodsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAflatoxinen_US
dc.subjectHplcen_US
dc.subjectSesame Seed-Based Producten_US
dc.subjectTahinien_US
dc.titleAflatoxin contamination in tahinien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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