Food-grade antioxidants for control of Aspergillus section Flavi and interrelated mycoflora of stored peanuts with different water activities

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-407

  Passone, M ^a,b   Doprado, M ^a   Etcheverry, M ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus section Flavi; Big bags; Food grade antioxidants; Peanuts; Water activity

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; MYCOTOXIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; INCIDENCE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; POD; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 70449674776     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2008.1110     Document Type: Article

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