Presence of aflatoxins and deoxynivalenol in seeds of maize, spelt wheat and soya bean – preliminary research
2020
Golijan, Jelena | Lekić, Slavoljub | Vuković, Gorica | Sečanski, Mile
Mycotoxins naturally contaminate plant – based food. Since organicproduction does not allow the use of synthetic pesticides in plant protection, many researchersstate that organically produced foods are more contaminated with mycotoxins than conventional ones. In this regard, the aim of this study was to observe the content of aflatoxins B1,B2, G1 and G2 and deoxynivalenol, as the most common mycotoxins, in organically andconventionally produced seeds of maize, spelt wheat and soya been during the 2015–2017period. The HPLC/FLD and HPLC/DAD were used to determine the presence of aflatoxinsand deoxynivalenol, respectively. The highest number of samples was not positive to thepresence of these mycotoxins. Aflatoxin B1 (1.16 µg/kg) and deoxynivalenol (101.53 µg/kg)were detected only in the sample of organic maize harvested in 2015. Based on obtainedresults, no conclusion can be drawn on the effects of organic and conventional production oncontents of mycotoxins in seeds of maize, spelt wheat and soya bean, and further long-termstudies are required.
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