Determination of Mould and Aflatoxin Contamination in Tarhana, a Turkish Fermented Food
Joint Authors
Turgay, Sumeyre Ipek
Cetin, Omer
Bingol, Enver Baris
Akhan, Meryem
Colak, Hilal
Hampikyan, Hamparsun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Tarhana is a popular traditional Turkish cereal-based fermented food product mainly produced at home or at home-scale level.
Some certain mould species can grow even at low moisture and pH values and produce aflatoxins in food.
This study was conducted to determine aflatoksin levels in tarhana.
For this purpose, a total of 138 tarhana powder samples were collected from bazaars in Istanbul and analyzed for aflatoxins, mould contamination, and some physco-chemical parameters.
As a result, 32 out of 138 tarhana samples (23.2%) were found to be contaminated with aflatoxins in the range of 0.7–16.8 μg/kg, whereas 29 samples contained Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) ranging from 0.2–13.2 μg/kg.
All samples (100%) contaminated with moulds in the range of 1.4×101 –5.8×107cfu/g.
The average pH, moisture and aw results were detected as 3.82, 12.71%, and 0.695, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Colak, Hilal& Hampikyan, Hamparsun& Bingol, Enver Baris& Cetin, Omer& Akhan, Meryem& Turgay, Sumeyre Ipek. 2012. Determination of Mould and Aflatoxin Contamination in Tarhana, a Turkish Fermented Food. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Colak, Hilal…[et al.]. Determination of Mould and Aflatoxin Contamination in Tarhana, a Turkish Fermented Food. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Colak, Hilal& Hampikyan, Hamparsun& Bingol, Enver Baris& Cetin, Omer& Akhan, Meryem& Turgay, Sumeyre Ipek. Determination of Mould and Aflatoxin Contamination in Tarhana, a Turkish Fermented Food. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455527
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455527