Natural occurrence of aflatoxins in dry fruits and edible nuts

Masood, Muhammad Abuzar; Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar; Asi, Muhammad Rafique; Malik, Noeen

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.02.041

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“…The potential microbial spoilage during storage and the potential health hazard due to fungal presence and mycotoxins accumulation is one of the most important concerns regarding to dried fruits [31,32]. It has been shown that dried fruits can be contaminated by fungi and their mycotoxins [33,34], and therefore, monitoring is critical for such fruit quality.…”

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“…However, the phenotype microarray method has not previously been described as a tool for the fast detection of mycological contamination, especially for heat-resistant fungi in dried fruits. Recent studies [32][33][34] documented the occurrence of high level of mycotoxins or fungal cells in dried fruits including apricots, dates, prunes, figs, and raisins. In contrast to earlier findings, in this study, no evidence of fungi presence in dried raisins was detected.…”

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Quality assessment of goji fruits, cranberries, and raisins using selected markers

Jeszka-Skowron

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Zgoła‐Grześkowiak

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Eur Food Res Technol

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The aim of the study was to determine the antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, and total carotenoid content of dried fruit extracts prepared from goji fruits, cranberries, and raisins. Ergosterol content of samples-as a marker of fungal contamination-was measured by LC-MS/MS technique. For the goji fruit samples, fungal community-level physiological profiling and fungal isolate catabolic diversity were tested to evaluate more precisely their fungal contamination. The highest antioxidant activity and total phenolic content were determined for dried goji fruits. Simultaneously, the dried goji fruits were contaminated by ergosterol − 3.8 µg g −1 of dried fruit and the bulk goji fruits were contaminated by heat-resistant fungi. The study of fungal community as a fungal contamination marker of dried goji fruits was performed by a combination of the Biolog FF plates and traditional culture methods which is the first application of this composite analytical approach. Ergosterol content could be an indicator of fungal growth on dried fruits. The Biolog FF microplates can be used as a quick, easy, cheap, and effective method for the detection of heat-resistant fungi in dried fruits.

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Quality assessment of goji fruits, cranberries, and raisins using selected markers

Jeszka-Skowron

Oszust

Zgoła‐Grześkowiak

et al. 2018

Eur Food Res Technol

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“…Con el fin de conocer los niveles de contaminación en ellos, Masood et al (54) analizaron muestras de maní, nueces, pistachos y semillas de frutas como sandía y melón y encontraron que el 75% de éstas contenían entre 8-10 µg/kg. Por otra parte, la exposición a AFB1 a través de frutos secos fue evaluada para la población belga en 2015, las concentraciones encontradas fueron de 8 µg/kg para almendras y pistachos, 5 µg/kg para avellanas y 2 µg/kg para maní e higos (55).…”

Section: Aflatoxinas En Especias Y Frutos Secosunclassified

Aflatoxinas en Alimentos Y Exposición Dietaria Como Factor De Riesgo Para El Carcinoma Hepatocelular

Londoño-Cifuentes

Martínez-Miranda

2017

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“…Various studies have reported on aflatoxin and ochratoxin contaminations, as well as on numerous contaminations of dried fruits, vegetables (Karaaslan & Arslan gray, 2015;Masood, Iqbal, Asi, & Malik, 2015), cereals (Andrade & Caldas, 2015), spices (Ali, Hashim, & Shuib, 2015;€ Ozkan, Bindak, & Erkmen, 2015), and animal products (Flores-Flores, Lizarraga, L opez de Cerain & Gonz alezPeñas, 2015). However, only one study has been performed on aflatoxin contamination of dried eggplants (Hacıbekiro glu & Kolak, 2013), and no studies or reports have been done on aflatoxin contamination of green bell peppers, or on OTA contaminations of dried eggplants and dried green bell peppers.…”

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confidence: 99%