Research Article
Incidence of Mycotoxins in Local and Branded Samples of Chocolates Marketed in Pakistan
Table 1
Recoveries of mycotoxins from spiked chocolates.
| | Spike level (µg/kg) | Aflatoxin B1 | Aflatoxin B2 | Aflatoxin G1 | Aflatoxin G2 | Ochratoxin A | | Mean recovery (%) | RSD (%) | Mean recovery (%) | RSD (%) | Mean recovery (%) | RSD (%) | Mean recovery (%) | RSD (%) | Mean recovery (%) | RSD (%) |
| | 2 | 91.5 | 4.34 | 84.7 | 3.25 | 77.8 | 4.65 | 79.8 | 2.82 | 92.8 | 1.65 | | 4 | 55.6 | 2.72 | 60.9 | 5.12 | 58.6 | 1.40 | 59.2 | 2.54 | 63.7 | 3.48 | | 6 | 88.9 | 1.70 | 70.5 | 2.02 | 91.9 | 1.17 | 92.9 | 1.83 | 91.9 | 2.16 |
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