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| Evaluation of Aflatoxin in Groundnut during Storage for Sudanese Export |
Hassan Khojali Awad Elseed Abush, Mohghed Faisal Awadallah Fadlelmola,Ammar M.S. Abdalla
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Abstract:
This study was conducted to assess major chemical composition and aflatoxins associated with groundnut seeds in Khartoum - Sudan. A total of 120 groundnut seed samples from commercial stores were collected. The result revealed that the approximate analysis in tow samples of groundnut seed were (6.5 to 6.6 %) for moisture content, (2.2to 2.3 %) ash, (5.0 to 4.0%) fiber, (27 to 28%) protein and (44 to 45%) fat content in sample A and B respectively. Aflatoxin analyses of groundnut seed samples were performed using ultra performance liquid chromatography; 16.67 and 1.9 of samples A and B respectively were positive at zero time of storage, after 1month 27.7 and 64.0, while the last month recorded 55.2 and 18.3 respectively in sample A and B. The aflatoxin concentrations groundnut seed were above the Codex standards the maximum levels for aflatoxins in various nuts, grains, dried figs and milk are in the range of 0.5 to 15 µg/kg (a µgram is one millionths [1×10-6] of a gram).
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