Effect of milling, fermentation or roasting on water activity, fungal growth, and aflatoxin contamination of Bambara groundnut (#Vigna subterranea# (L.) Verdc)

Olagunju O., Mchunu N., Durand N., Alter P., Montet D., Ijabadeniyi O.
2018

The study investigated the mycological safety of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc) from Southern Africa. Conventional and molecular methods identified aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus in Bambara seed while a modified QuEChERS method for mycotoxin detection confirmed the presence of aflatoxin in the flour. Flour samples obtained by milling, roasting and milling, and ...

Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires; Sciences des aliments et technologie alimentaire; Autres thèmes