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.
| Sample | AFB1 (μg/kg) | AFB2 (μg/kg) | AFG1 (μg/kg) | AFG2 (μg/kg) | Total aflatoxins (μg/kg) |
| P1 | 28.6 | ND | ND | ND | 28.6 | P2 | 90.8 | ND | 335.6 | ND | 426.4 | P3 | 3.2 | ND | 25.0 | ND | 28.2 | P4 | 16.7 | ND | 12.7 | ND | 29.6 | P5 | 1.9 | 66.7 | 18.6 | ND | 87.2 | P6 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | P7 | 1.2 | ND | ND | ND | 1.2 | P8 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | P9 | ND | 29.1 | ND | ND | 29.1 | P10 | 35.6 | ND | ND | ND | 35.6 |
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Note: ND, not detected (<0.75 μg/kg LOD).
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