Mycobiota and Natural Incidence of Aflatoxins, Ochratoxin A, and Citrinin in Indian Spices Confirmed by LC-MS/MS

Table 3

Number of different spice samples contaminated with aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, and citrinin.

Spices	Number of samples analyzed	Number of samples with different mycotoxins contamination
		Aflatoxins						OTA	CTN
		B1	G1	B1B2	G1G2	B1B2G1G2	Total
Red chilli	55	31	2	9	1	4	47	40	26
Black pepper	42	19	1	5	2	5	32	33	19
Turmeric	35	10	0	7	3	4	24	20	0
Coriander	30	15	0	4	1	2	22	09	12
Cumin	28	12	2	3	0	1	18	0	6
Fennel	25	08	0	4	1	1	14	14	0
Caraway	25	08	1	3	0	1	13	12	0
Fenugreek	35	15	0	3	2	3	23	18	13
Dry ginger	36	16	2	7	0	3	28	20	16