Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin

The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of Aspergillus section Flavi and A. section Nigri in cashew nuts harvested in the Northern Guinea (NG) and Southern Sudanian (SS) agro-ecological zones of Benin. Also, the presence of aflatoxins was investigated. For detection of fungal contam...

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Autores principales: Lamboni, Y., Frisvad, J.C., Hell, K., Linnemann, A.R., Nout, R.M., Tamo, Manuele, Nielsen, K.F., Boekel, M.A. van, Smid, E.J.
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72496
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author Lamboni, Y.
Frisvad, J.C.
Hell, K.
Linnemann, A.R.
Nout, R.M.
Tamo, Manuele
Nielsen, K.F.
Boekel, M.A. van
Smid, E.J.
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Frisvad, J.C.
Hell, K.
Lamboni, Y.
Linnemann, A.R.
Nielsen, K.F.
Nout, R.M.
Smid, E.J.
Tamo, Manuele
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Frisvad, J.C.
Hell, K.
Linnemann, A.R.
Nout, R.M.
Tamo, Manuele
Nielsen, K.F.
Boekel, M.A. van
Smid, E.J.
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of Aspergillus section Flavi and A. section Nigri in cashew nuts harvested in the Northern Guinea (NG) and Southern Sudanian (SS) agro-ecological zones of Benin. Also, the presence of aflatoxins was investigated. For detection of fungal contamination, a total of 100 kernels/sample (with disinfection) and 40 kernels/sample (without disinfection) were plated. Seventy samples from fourteen villages were used. Aflatoxins occurrence was analysed on 84 samples by ultra–high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The average water content and the cashew nuts count were respectively 8.6% and 172 nuts/kg in NG and 8.7% and 174 nuts/kg in SS. Significant differences between villages in both zones were found for both water content and nuts count. In disinfected samples, strains of Aspergillus section Nigri were predominant, in NG and SS zones (90.2% and 87.2%) respectively. When non disinfected kernels were plated, A. section Nigri was predominant in both NG and SS zones, with percentages of 89.7% and 93.4%, respectively. None of the 84 nuts samples were positive for natural occurrence of aflatoxins with a detection limit of 0.05–0.2 μg/kg.
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spelling CGSpace724962024-05-01T08:15:44Z Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin Lamboni, Y. Frisvad, J.C. Hell, K. Linnemann, A.R. Nout, R.M. Tamo, Manuele Nielsen, K.F. Boekel, M.A. van Smid, E.J. aspergillus aflatoxins cashew flavi mycotoxins fungi food science The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of Aspergillus section Flavi and A. section Nigri in cashew nuts harvested in the Northern Guinea (NG) and Southern Sudanian (SS) agro-ecological zones of Benin. Also, the presence of aflatoxins was investigated. For detection of fungal contamination, a total of 100 kernels/sample (with disinfection) and 40 kernels/sample (without disinfection) were plated. Seventy samples from fourteen villages were used. Aflatoxins occurrence was analysed on 84 samples by ultra–high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The average water content and the cashew nuts count were respectively 8.6% and 172 nuts/kg in NG and 8.7% and 174 nuts/kg in SS. Significant differences between villages in both zones were found for both water content and nuts count. In disinfected samples, strains of Aspergillus section Nigri were predominant, in NG and SS zones (90.2% and 87.2%) respectively. When non disinfected kernels were plated, A. section Nigri was predominant in both NG and SS zones, with percentages of 89.7% and 93.4%, respectively. None of the 84 nuts samples were positive for natural occurrence of aflatoxins with a detection limit of 0.05–0.2 μg/kg. 2016-07 2016-03-08T13:24:41Z 2016-03-08T13:24:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72496 en Limited Access Elsevier Lamboni, Y., Frisvad, J. C., Hell, K., Linnemann, A. R., Nout, R. M., Tamo, M., Nielsen, K.F., van Boekel, M.A. & Smid, E. J. (2016). Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacarduim occidentale L.) from Benin. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 70, 71-77.
spellingShingle aspergillus
aflatoxins
cashew
flavi
mycotoxins
fungi
food science
Lamboni, Y.
Frisvad, J.C.
Hell, K.
Linnemann, A.R.
Nout, R.M.
Tamo, Manuele
Nielsen, K.F.
Boekel, M.A. van
Smid, E.J.
Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title_full Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title_fullStr Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title_short Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin
title_sort occurrence of aspergillus section flavi and section nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels anacardiumoccidentale l from benin
topic aspergillus
aflatoxins
cashew
flavi
mycotoxins
fungi
food science
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72496
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