Fumonisins B1 and B2 in black tea and medicinal plants.
Martins, M.L., Martins, H.M. and Bernardo, F.
Journal of Food Protection 64: 1268 – 1270.
2001
บทคัดย่อ
A total of 18 black tea samples and 69 samples of four different medicinal plants (chamomile, leaves of the orange tree, leaves and flowers of the linden tree, and corn silk), used for infusions preparations were acquired from supermarkets in Lisbon, Portugal. The samples were analysed for the incidence and levels of FB1 and FB2. The highest number of positive samples was found in black tea (88.8%), with levels ranging from 80 to 280 mg/kg. Among the medicinal plants, the leaves of the orange tree had higher concentrations of FB1 (range 350 – 700 mg/kg and 20 to 70 mg/kg, respectively. None of the samples tested were contaminated with FB2.