Aflatoxins in spices marketed in Portugal.
MARTINS, M.L., MARTINS, H.M. and BERNARDO, F.
Food Additives and Contaminants 18: 315 – 319.
2001
บทคัดย่อ
Seventy – nine prepackaged samples of 12 different types of spice powders were selected from supermarkets and ethnic shops in Lisbon, Portugal, and analysed for aflatoxins. AFB1 was detected in 34 samples. All of the cayenne pepper samples were contaminated with AFB1 at levels ranging from 2 to 32 mg/kg. Ekght of 10 nutmeg samples contained AFB1 at levels in the range 1 – 58 mg/kg. Paprika contained AFB1 at levels ranging from 1 to 20 mg/kg. Chilli, cumin, curry powder, saffron and white pepper samples had levels ranging from 1 to 5 mg/kg. Aflatoxins were not detected in cardamom, cloves, ginger and mustard. None of the samples analysed contained AFB2, G1 or G2.