Fungal Variation during Peanut Paste Storage

Table 3

Evolution of fungal contaminants identified in peanut paste samples during storage according to the type of moulding.

Shelf life (months)	Fungal genera
	Domestic moulding	Artisanal moulding	Hygienic moulding
First day	ND	Mucor sp	ND
1 month	A. flavus	A. flavus, A. niger, Mucor sp.	A. niger
2 months	A. flavus, A. niger, and Penicillium sp.	A. flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, Mucor sp., Absidia sp., and Penicillium sp.	A. niger, Mucor sp
3 months	A. niger and Penicillium sp.	A. flavus, A. niger, A. fumigatus, Mucor sp, Absidia sp, and Penicillium sp.	A. niger, Mucor sp

ND = Not detected; A. = Aspergillus.