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- Title
Efficacy of Bright Greenish-Yellow Fluorescence Sorting on Mycotoxin-Contaminated Nutmeg Selection and Characterization of Fungal Flora Related to Mycotoxin Production.
- Authors
Naoki KOBAYASHI; Kiyoshi OKANO; Yoshiko SUGITA-KONISHI
- Abstract
Spices have been known to be highly contaminated commodities with mycotoxins. The Codex Alimentarius reports that nutmeg is particularly contaminated with aflatoxins (AFs) and ochratoxin A (OTA). To eliminate contaminated commodities, visual sorting and bright greenish-yellow fluorescence (BGYF) sorting are used as low-cost technologies in production engineering. In Indonesia, nutmeg is mainly sorted by visual sorting and classified into three grades according to the Indonesian national standards, with importers further defining their own brand as imported products. In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of BGYF sorting as a further selection method to reduce AFs and OTA using the importer's own brand. Further, the level of these mycotoxins and the relationship between fungal flora and mycotoxin contamination were examined. These results showed that BGYF sorting effectively reduces AFs as well as OTA. In addition, BGYF-positive groups were infected by Aspergillus sections Flavi, Nigri, and Circumdati.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; NUTMEG tree; BOTANY; FLUORESCENCE; PRODUCTION engineering; MYCOTOXINS; FUSARIUM; ASPERGILLUS flavus
- Publication
Food Hygienic & Safety Science / Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi, 2023, Vol 64, Issue 5, p179
- ISSN
0015-6426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3358/shokueishi.64.179