title: Aflatoxin B1 levels in groundnut and sunflower oils in different Sudanese states.
abstract: In this article, the level of contamination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in groundnut and sunflower oils was determined. The 241 oil samples were collected from Khartoum, Gezira, Kordofan and Algadarif states of Sudan and assessed for AFB1 using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). AFB1 levels in groundnut oil samples ranged from 0.5 to 70 µg/kg and were 0.7 to 35 µg/kg in sunflower oil samples. High contamination was found in unrefined samples. It was concluded that AFB1 levels in oil samples indicated that growing, harvesting, handling and storage of the crops were not done properly.
authors.affiliation: a College of Science and Arts-Alkamil , University of Jeddah , Alkamil , Saudi Arabia.|b Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural Studies , Sudan University of Science and Technology , Khartoum North , Sudan.
authors.forename: Abdalbasit Adam
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mariod
authors.affiliation: b Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural Studies , Sudan University of Science and Technology , Khartoum North , Sudan.
authors.forename: Yousif Mohamed Ahmed
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Idris
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis*; D010367:Arachis; D004032:Diet; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006368:Helianthus; D006801:Humans; D000074241:Peanut Oil; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013397:Sudan; D000074242:Sunflower Oil
chemical_list: D000074241:Peanut Oil; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074242:Sunflower Oil; D016604:Aflatoxin B1
keywords: HPLC; Sudan; aflatoxin; groundnut oil; refining; sunflower oil