Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 215-220Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.02.023
Keywords
Mycotoxins; Nut; Dried fruit; Beauvericin; Enniatins
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- Ministry of Science and Innovation [AGL 2010/17024/ALI]
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The occurrence of enniatins (ENs) and beauvericin (BEA) in nuts, dried fruits and dates available in Valencia (Spain) was surveyed in this study. To do this, seventy-four samples of nuts, dried fruits and dates were analyzed for the determination of mycotoxin contamination. Mycotoxins were identified and quantified using an ultrasonic-C-18 extraction and LC-MS/MS with a triple quadrupole (QqQ) mass analyzer. The frequencies of contamination of nuts, shell, dried fruits and dates were 50%, 80%, 35.7% and 83.3%, respectively. Enniatin A (ENA) was the most predominant EN found in nuts (45.2%) while ENB was the most common EN found in dates (58.3%). The analytical results of the shell samples showed a protective effect of the shell, avoiding the contamination of the fruit with mycotoxins. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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