Table 5 Natural occurrence of AFs and OTA in meju
From: Natural occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in meju and soybean paste produced in South Korea
Mycotoxin | Positive samples/total samples (percentage) | Mean (μg/kg) | Range (μg/kg) | Number of positive samples in the range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ND | 0.1–1.0 (μg/kg) | 1.1–10.0 (μg/kg) | 10.1–100.0 (μg/kg) | 100.1–200.0 (μg/kg) | ||||
AFB1 | 9/100 (9.0%) | 0.86 ± 63.51 | 0.6–21.4 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
AFB2 | 3/100 (3.0%) | 0.38 ± 2.59 | 1.4–19.9 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
AFG1 | 5/100 (5.0%) | 0.20 ± 1.86 | 0.1–18.6 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AFG2 | 1/100 (1.0%) | 0.01 ± 0.11 | 1.1 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AFs | 10/100 (10%) | 1.45 ± 6.60 | 0.2–41.3 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
OTA | 50/100 (50.0%) | 10.31 ± 33.49 | 0.1–193.2 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 |