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Dependence of aflatoxin in almonds on the type and amount of insect damage.

SCHATZKI, T.F. and ONG, M.S.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemis try 49: 4513-4519.

2001

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Dependence of aflatoxin in almonds on the type and amount of insect damage.

The  aflatoxin  distribution  in insect  damaged almonds  has  been   measured.  In  Nonpareil  almonds,  separete  distributions  were  obtained  for  pinhole, insect  (feeding)  and  gross damage.  Only  a  low  level  of   aflatoxin  contamination  was  found  for  pinhole-only  damaged  nuts.  The  distributions  for  insect and  gross  damage  did  not  differ,  but  did  differ significantly  from  the  distribution   previously  obtained  for gross damaged Ne Plus  almands.  Aflatoxin lot  averages  of   31.7 and  3.47  mg/kg  were  obtained  for  100%  insect  damaged  Ne  plus  and  Nonpareil  almonds,  respectively.  The  distribution  functions  were  used to   compute  the  seller’s risk  of  nonacceptance  of   lots in  the  European Union. To  obtain  a  95%  acceptance rate,  AFBI  levels  of  0.12  and  0.22  mg/kg  would  be required,  which  would  correspond  to  3.8 and  1.2%  (feeding  and  gross)  insect  damage in  Nonpareil  and  Ne  Plus  almond  lots,  respectively.