Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Analysis of Peanut and Peanut Butter Retailed in Korea for Aflatoxin $B_1$

국내 시판 땅콩 및 땅콩버터 중 Aflatoxin $B_1$ 오염 분석

  • Park, Je-Won (Food Research Division, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada)
  • 박재원 (헬스 캐나다 식품 연구부)
  • Published : 2006.04.01
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Abstract

Aflatoxin $B_1$ in 70 retail samples, including 40 food-grade peanut (28 domestic, 12 imported) and 30 peanut butter (12 domestic, 18 imported) samples, was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection (FD), and positive samples were confirmed using HPLC with mass spectrometry (MS). Recoveries of aflatoxin $B_1$ spiked at 2 ppb exceeded 80% in both commodities. Detection limits for aflatoxin $B_1$ by HPLC-FD and MS analysis were 0.8 and 0.1 ppb, respectively. Four domestic and six imported peanut samples contained detectable levels of aflatoxin $B_1$ with means of 19 and 32 ppb, respectively. Aflatoxin $B_1$ was found in two domestic and three imported peanut butter samples with mean aflatoxin $B_1$ of 10 and 12 ppb, respectively. Peanut commodity showed more frequent aflatoxin $B_1$ contamination compared to its processed peanut butter product, and levels of aflatoxin $B_1$, especially in imported peanuts, were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of other commodities. These results suggest peanut and peanut butter are not major contributors to dietary intake of aflatoxin $B_1$ in South Korea.

식용 땅콩 40점(국산 28점, 수입산 12점)과 땅콩버터 30점(국산 12점, 수입산 18점)등 2003년 서울에서 무작위 선정된 총 70점의 국내 시판 중인 땅콩 및 그 가공품을 대상으로 aflatoxin $B_1$의 오염을 조사하였다. 본 곰팡이독소의 분석에는 형광검출 HPLC 방법이 사용되었고, 그 오염의 확인에는 HPLC-MS가 이용되었다. 두 가지 대표 시료들에 2 ppb수준으로 첨가된 aflatoxin $B_1$의 회수율은 모두 80% 이상으로 양호하였다. 또한 사용된 두 분석법 즉, HPLC-FD와 HPLC-MS의 검출한계는 각각 0.8과 0.1 ppb로 나타났다. 총 40점의 땅콩 중 10점(국산 4점, 수입산 6점)에서 aflatoxin $B_1$의 오염이 확인되었고, 국산 및 수입산 땅콩의 평균오염수준은 각각 19와 32 ppb이었다. 한편 aflatoxin $B_1$은 총 5점의 땅콩버터에서 검출되었고, 평균 오염수준이 국산과 수입산 땅콩버터 각각 10과 12 ppb이었다. 수입산 땅콩의 경우 aflatoxin $B_1$의 오염도가 보다 빈번히 나타났고, 특히 그 오염수준은 땅콩버터와는 다른 통계적으로 유의한 차이(p<0.05)를 지적하였다. 본 실험의 결과, 땅콩 및 땅콩버터는 한국인의 aflatoxin $B_1$ 노출에 있어서 주요 기여식품이 아님을 확인할 수 있었다.

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