Abe Haggar, A., Atwa, M. (2006). OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN RAW SESAME SEEDS AND ITS PROCESSED PRODUCTS IN EGYPT. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 31(5), 2983-2990. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2006.236462
Amel A. Abe Haggar; M. A. Atwa. "OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN RAW SESAME SEEDS AND ITS PROCESSED PRODUCTS IN EGYPT". Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 31, 5, 2006, 2983-2990. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2006.236462
Abe Haggar, A., Atwa, M. (2006). 'OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN RAW SESAME SEEDS AND ITS PROCESSED PRODUCTS IN EGYPT', Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 31(5), pp. 2983-2990. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2006.236462
Abe Haggar, A., Atwa, M. OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN RAW SESAME SEEDS AND ITS PROCESSED PRODUCTS IN EGYPT. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 2006; 31(5): 2983-2990. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2006.236462
OCCURRENCE OF AFLATOXINS IN RAW SESAME SEEDS AND ITS PROCESSED PRODUCTS IN EGYPT
Central Laboratory for Food 8. Feed. Agric. Res. Cent. Giza.
Abstract
A total of 105 samples consisting of 10 raw sesame seed samples were
collected from different places of Egyptian Govemorates (Cairo. Giza. Qalubia
Gharbia. Portsald. Ismailia. and Dakahlia). Additional. 35 randomly Halaw Tehinia
(HT.) and Tehina (T.) samples processed by some authorized registered(R) and non
authorized unregisteredwR) Egyptian producing factodes=were purchased from Cairo
retail markets. The samples were collected during autumn and winter seasons of
200412005.
All samples were examined for the contamination of aflatoxins. The chemical
composition. fatty acids pattern of the oils extracted from raw sesame seed. HT. and
T. were studied. Also amino acids concentrations in the main products were
determined.
Results showed that raw sesame seeds. R.HT., and RT. samples were
almost free from aflatoxlns in most samples. On the other hand. most of H.T. samples
produced from illegal factories (UR.HT.) were contaminated with aflatoxin. The reason
of such contamination were studied. The discussion is presented showing that. it is
highly probably that peanut and palm oil were used in the manufacturing of U'R.HT. to
replace part of sesame seed.