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Detection of aflatoxins in tomato and pepper pastes in Istanbul, Turkey

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Detection of aflatoxins in tomato and pepper pastes in Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the amount of total aflatoxins and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in tomato and pepper pastes sold in farmer’s markets in Istanbul to evaluate whether aflatoxin levels were within the standards regarded as safe (<5 µg kg-1). For this purpose, a total of 64 samples, including 26 tomato pastes, 15 paprika pastes, and 23 chili pastes, were analysed using two different detection methods, enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). By ELISA, aflatoxins were detected in 27 samples (1–2.5 µg kg-1), and AFB1 was detected at a level of 1 µg kg-1 in 20 samples. Furthermore, 21 of 64 samples were found to contain aflatoxins (0.21–2.34 µg kg-1), with 16 of them contaminated with AFB1 (0.22–2.34 µg kg-1) by HPLC. The obtained result showed that both methods are suitable for aflatoxin determination in tomato and pepper paste samples and the samples have been proven to be within the standards considered as safe.

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Destekleyen Kurum

Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordinatorship (YTU/BAPSIS)

Proje Numarası

2015-01-07-KAP04

Teşekkür

We would like to thank Martin Thomson for language editing and Yasar Demirci for map design.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

7 Mayıs 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Şubat 2022

Kabul Tarihi

16 Mart 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Sayı: 35

Kaynak Göster

APA
Öner, L., Yılmaz, D. E., Demirci, H., Özbek, T., & Çelik, S. (2022). Detection of aflatoxins in tomato and pepper pastes in Istanbul, Turkey. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 35, 221-226. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.1074060