Aflatoxin Intake from Maize-Based Diets in a Rural Population in Southern India

✍ Scribed by Vasanthi, S; Bhat, Ramesh V; Subbulakshmi, G

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 169 KB
• Volume: 73
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-5142
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199702)73:2<226::aid-jsfa709>3.0.co;2-m

✦ Synopsis

The aÑatoxin intake through the consumption of maize was assessed in 12 households in a rural population in southern India. This was based on the measurement of aÑatoxin levels in cooked maize and the quantity of consumption of the maize. The average aÑatoxin intakes in nine out of 12 household ranged from 0É33 to 1É5 kg day~1. Individual intakes varied from 0É08 to 2É22 kg day~1. When assessed on a body weight basis, aÑatoxin intakes in the younger age groups were observed to be higher. The average intakes in di †erent age groups 1È5, 5È12, 12È18 and above 18 years were observed to be 47, 35, 33 and 22 ng kg~1 body weight day~1, respectively. AÑatoxin intakes calculated from aÑatoxin levels in maize before cooking tended to be higher by 36% when compared with intakes calculated from cooked maize. This signiÐcant di †erence (P \ 0É001) was attributed to the e †ect of cooking on aÑatoxin levels in maize.