Identification of aflatoxins in peanut butter candy marketed in campos GERAIS, MG, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Identification of aflatoxins in peanut butter candy marketed in campos GERAIS, MG, Brazil
Received 17th February, 2018; Received in revised form; 24th March, 2018; Accepted 14th April, 2018; Published online 28th May, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Andréa Heloisa Ferreira Lima et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Aflatoxins are the mycotoxins that can cause the more significant harm to humans and animals, due to its high toxicity, wide occurrence, and carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic and immunosuppressive properties. In this perspective, the present study aimed to verify the presence of aflatoxins in peanut butter candy samples “paçocas” marketed in the city of Campos Gerais - MG. The technique used for the separation and identification of substances was the thin layer chromatography prior to liquid-liquid extraction. The results showed that the peanut butter candy samples used in this study were no contamined by aflatoxins. It is important to perform control analysis in the products more susceptible to be contamined by aflatoxins as they may cause serious health problems to the human and animals health.
