Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Yinka Somorin; Adeyemi Akinyemi; Terenzio Bertuzzi; Amedeo Pietri

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Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Yinka Somorin, Adeyemi Akinyemi, Terenzio Bertuzzi, Amedeo Pietri

School of Pharmacy

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The natural co-occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA) and citrinin (CIT) in melon seed samples obtained from retailers and households in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) was evaluated. AFs and OTA were determined by HPLC with fluorescence detection while CIT was analysed by HPLC-MS/MS. AFB1 was detected in all (100%) samples (mean = 9.7 μg kg(-1); range = 0.2-66.5 μg kg(-1)). Mean total AFs was 12.0 μg kg(-1) (range = 0.3-82 μg kg(-1)). Commercially retailed samples showed a significantly higher AFB1 contamination (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-235
Journal	Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance
Volume	9
Issue number	3
Early online date	01 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2016.1183051
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2016

Keywords

Melon seed
aflatoxins
citrinin
co-occurrence
ochratoxin A
“egusi”

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Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. / Somorin, Yinka; Akinyemi, Adeyemi; Bertuzzi, Terenzio et al.
In: Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance, Vol. 9, No. 3, 18.05.2016, p. 230-235.

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Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in “egusi” melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom

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