Detoxification of groundnut seeds by urea and sunlight.

Shantha, T. and Sreenivasa Murthy, V. and Rati, E. R. and Prema, V. (1986) Detoxification of groundnut seeds by urea and sunlight. Journal of Food Safety, 7. pp. 225-231.

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Abstract

A fourteen hour exposure to sunlight destroys about 90 and 77% aflatoxin B , added to groundnutflakes with and without fat whereas only about 50% of the toxin is destroyed when present as a natural contaminant. Treating the groundnutflakes with 20% urea and 2% soybean flour (a source of urease) at 50% moisture would bring about 70% destruction of aflatoxin B,; In large scale trials, destruction was about 85%. Treatment with urea does not bring down the PER value of the material, which is 1.5 after treatment as against I . 6 in the untreated groundnuts.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	detoxification groundnut seeds urea sunlight
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 33 Nuts
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2008 05:47
Last Modified:	30 Apr 2012 06:03
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/3756

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