Fumonisin Contamination In Cereal-Legume Complementary Flour Marketed In Dar-Es-Salaam

ABSTRACT

Surveillance was conducted during the year 2016/2017 in Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania to determine the levels of fumonisins contamination in pre-packed cereal-legume complementary flour. The concentration of fumonisin was determined using highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The concentration of fumonisin B1 ranged from 2. to 60 669µg/kg (mean 2371.8 µg/kg), fumonisin B2 ranged from 5.74 to 15 758 µg/kg (mean 901.2 µg/kg) and the total fumonisins (FB1 + FB2) ranged from 8.2 to 61 486.8 µg/kg (mean 3 273.0 µg/kg). The levels of fumonisin B1 and total fumonisins exceeded the maximum limit of 2000 µg/kg for processed cereals and products intended for human consumption. There was significant difference (p

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APA

SELEMANI, F (2021). Fumonisin Contamination In Cereal-Legume Complementary Flour Marketed In Dar-Es-Salaam. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/fumonisin-contamination-in-cereal-legume-complementary-flour-marketed-in-dar-es-salaam

MLA 8th

SELEMANI, FAHMIA "Fumonisin Contamination In Cereal-Legume Complementary Flour Marketed In Dar-Es-Salaam" Afribary. Afribary, 13 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/fumonisin-contamination-in-cereal-legume-complementary-flour-marketed-in-dar-es-salaam. Accessed 03 May. 2024.

MLA7

SELEMANI, FAHMIA . "Fumonisin Contamination In Cereal-Legume Complementary Flour Marketed In Dar-Es-Salaam". Afribary, Afribary, 13 May. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/fumonisin-contamination-in-cereal-legume-complementary-flour-marketed-in-dar-es-salaam >.

Chicago

SELEMANI, FAHMIA . "Fumonisin Contamination In Cereal-Legume Complementary Flour Marketed In Dar-Es-Salaam" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/fumonisin-contamination-in-cereal-legume-complementary-flour-marketed-in-dar-es-salaam