Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7599819 | Food Chemistry | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Aflatoxins are a group of secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus with carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and mutagenicity. Aflatoxins may be found in a wide range of agri-products, especially in grains, oilseeds, corns, and peanuts. In this study, the conditions for detoxifying peanuts by ozonation were optimised. Aflatoxins in peanuts at moisture content of 5% (w/w) were sensitive to ozone and easily degraded when reacted with 6.0Â mg/l of ozone for 30Â min at room temperature. The detoxification rates of the total aflatoxins and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) were 65.8% and 65.9%, respectively. The quality of peanut samples was also evaluated in this research. No significant differences (PÂ >Â 0.05) were found in the polyphenols, resveratrol, acid value (AV), and peroxide value (PV) between treated and untreated samples. The results suggested that ozonation was a promising method for aflatoxin detoxification in peanuts.
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Authors
Ran Chen, Fei Ma, Pei-Wu Li, Wen Zhang, Xiao-Xia Ding, Qi Zhang, Min Li, Yan-Ru Wang, Bao-Cheng Xu,