Research Article

Mycotoxins Detection and Fungal Contamination in Black and Green Tea by HPLC-Based Method

Table 4

The frequency of fungal species contamination in black and green tea samples.

Fungi speciesBlack teaGreen teaTotal

Aspergillus31 (66.7%)9 (60%)40 (65%)
Mocur9 (20%)7 (46.7%)16 (26.7%)
Penicillium16 (35.6)7 (46.7%)23 (38.3%)
Fusarium0 (0.0%)2 (13.3%)2 (3.3%)
Yeast3 (6.7%)10 (66.7%)13 (21.7%)
Black fungi5 (11.1%)2 (13.3%)7 (11.7%)