Aflatoxin Removal from Pistachio Nuts by Natural Natrolite |
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| Authors: | MH Fooladi A Farahnaky |
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| Affiliation: | Author Fooladi is with the Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar Univ. of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. Author Farahnaky is with the Food Sciences Div., Sutton Bonington Campus, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicester LE12 5RD, U.K. Direct inquiries to author Farahnaky (E-mail: ). |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Natrolite was used to explore a physical and safe method to decontaminate aflatoxin-containing pistachio lots. Pistachio nuts with low, medium, and high levels of aflatoxin were subjected to a washing process with a slurry of 5% natrolite. Using thin-layer chromatography and scanning, the aflatoxin contents of the samples were measured. Aflatoxins B1 and B2 were found in pistachio nuts. The majority of total aflatoxins was aflatoxin B1 Natrolite treatment resulted in a 38% to 100% reduction in aflatoxin B1, depending on the initial aflatoxin level. Although natrolite was demonstrated to be an effective candidate to reduce aflatoxin B1, its efficacy against aflatoxin B2 was limited. |
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| Keywords: | pistachio aflatoxin zeolite natrolite detoxifying |
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