Abstract
AbstractA method was developed to determine kernel moisture content (KMC) and aflatoxin concentration in discrete peanut samples. Shelled peanuts were weighed to the nearest 0.01 g, and a water slurry was made by blending the peanuts for 2 min with 2.2 ml of water per g of peanuts. The slurry (10 g) was withdrawn and dried at 130°C for 3 h to determine KMC. Methanol was added to the remaining slurry and blended for an additional 1 min, and aflatoxins were quantitated with high‐performance liquid chromatography. Comparison of the slurry method with an official peanut moisture method showed good agreement between the two over a range of moisture levels. Recovery of aflatoxin B1 from spiked samples averaged 97% with an average coefficient of variation of 3.6%. The method enables determination of both KMC and aflatoxin content in peanut samples without degradation of aflatoxin that would occur when using the official moisture method.
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