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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