Research Article

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

Table 3

Aflatoxin contamination levels in peanut butter produced in Mbare backyard industry (μg/kg).

SampleAFB1AFB2AFG1AFG2Total aflatoxinsSampleAFB1AFB2AFG1AFG2Total aflatoxins

A1172.742.8162.939.9417.5A1111.2NDNDND11.2
A298.020.594.274.7287.4A1220.2NDNDND20.2
A371.511.775.074.8233.0A1324.02.7NDND26.7
A4382.9ND53.1ND435.9A1440.2NDNDND40.2
A5148.9ND44.4ND193.3A1510.7NDNDND10.7
A627.7NDNDND27.7A1618.8NDNDND18.8
A770.47.7NDND78.1A1717.6ND9.1ND26.6
A828.8NDNDND28.8A1830.3NDNDND30.3
A914.7NDNDND14.7A1934.6NDNDND34.6
A104.7NDNDND4.7A2032.2NDNDND32.2

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