Incidence of moulds and presence of aflatoxin on toasted cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale L) in Venezuela

The main objective of this work was to determine the incidence of fungal growth in commercial cashew nuts. The highest mould count in cashew nuts was 658.05 UFC/g (sales point 1). The incidence of moulds in cashew nuts in the first testing period was between 91,67 and 31.25% and in the second period...

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Main Authors: ALEJANDRA ACEVEDO, JAMES SMITH, ANA Y. RAMOS-VILLARROEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galati University Press 2011-12-01
Series:Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology
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Online Access:http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Annals%202011/vol%202/1%20Acevedo%20et%20al.pdf