Research Article

Prevalence of Aflatoxin Contamination in Peanuts and Peanut Butter from an Informal Market, Harare, Zimbabwe

Table 2

Aflatoxin contamination levels in raw peanuts sold at Mbare musika market.

SampleAFB1 (μg/kg)AFB2 (μg/kg)AFG1 (μg/kg)AFG2 (μg/kg)Total aflatoxins (μg/kg)

P128.6NDNDND28.6
P290.8ND335.6ND426.4
P33.2ND25.0ND28.2
P416.7ND12.7ND29.6
P51.966.718.6ND87.2
P6NDNDNDNDND
P71.2NDNDND1.2
P8NDNDNDNDND
P9ND29.1NDND29.1
P1035.6NDNDND35.6

Note: ND, not detected (<0.75 μg/kg LOD).