Research Article
Fungal Biodeterioration, Aflatoxin Contamination, and Nutrient Value of “Suya Spices”
Table 2
Aflatoxin concentration of “Suya spices” samples collected from locations in Western Nigeria.
(a) |
| Location | Aflatoxin concentration (µg/kg) | | | AFB1 | AFB2 | AFG1 | AFG2 | Total |
| Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sango | 13.8 | 3.59 | 8.66 | 1.19 | 27.24 | Agbowo | 28.03 | 0 | 18.63 | 2.65 | 49.31 | Ojoo | 3.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | Mokola | 22.44 | 2.69 | 10.45 | 0 | 35.58 | Sabo | 9.88 | 0 | 5.41 | 0 | 15.29 | Total | 78 | 6.28 | 43.15 | 3.84 | 131.27 |
| % aflatoxin | 59.54 | 4.78 | 32.76 | 2.93 | 100.01 |
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(b) |
| | AFB1 | AFB2 | AFG1 | AFG2 | MS | SE | MS | SE | MS | SE | MS | SE |
| Suya spices | 230.65 | 1.31 | 5.40 | 0.34 | 100.03 | 0.25 | 2.39 | 0.12 |
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means , significant, and means , highly significant.
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