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).
| Sample | AFB1 | AFB2 | AFG1 | AFG2 | Total aflatoxins | Sample | AFB1 | AFB2 | AFG1 | AFG2 | Total aflatoxins |
| A1 | 172.7 | 42.8 | 162.9 | 39.9 | 417.5 | A11 | 11.2 | ND | ND | ND | 11.2 | A2 | 98.0 | 20.5 | 94.2 | 74.7 | 287.4 | A12 | 20.2 | ND | ND | ND | 20.2 | A3 | 71.5 | 11.7 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 233.0 | A13 | 24.0 | 2.7 | ND | ND | 26.7 | A4 | 382.9 | ND | 53.1 | ND | 435.9 | A14 | 40.2 | ND | ND | ND | 40.2 | A5 | 148.9 | ND | 44.4 | ND | 193.3 | A15 | 10.7 | ND | ND | ND | 10.7 | A6 | 27.7 | ND | ND | ND | 27.7 | A16 | 18.8 | ND | ND | ND | 18.8 | A7 | 70.4 | 7.7 | ND | ND | 78.1 | A17 | 17.6 | ND | 9.1 | ND | 26.6 | A8 | 28.8 | ND | ND | ND | 28.8 | A18 | 30.3 | ND | ND | ND | 30.3 | A9 | 14.7 | ND | ND | ND | 14.7 | A19 | 34.6 | ND | ND | ND | 34.6 | A10 | 4.7 | ND | ND | ND | 4.7 | A20 | 32.2 | ND | ND | ND | 32.2 |
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Note: ND, not detected (<0.75 μg/kg LOD).
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