THE ROLE OF POSTHARVEST MACHINERIES AND PACKAGING IN MINIMIZING AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN PEANUT
| Autor: | Uning Budiharti, Puji Widodo, Handaka Handaka, Raffi Paramawati |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Aflatoxin
business.product_category packaging Soil Science Plastic wrap Toxic substance 01 natural sciences 0404 agricultural biotechnology postharvest machinery Aflatoxin contamination heterocyclic compounds Food science lcsh:Agriculture (General) High humidity Peanuts business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry technology industry and agriculture food and beverages aflatoxin 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Food safety lcsh:S1-972 040401 food science 0104 chemical sciences Postharvest Environmental science Animal Science and Zoology Hermetic packaging business Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Indonesian Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 15-19 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2354-8509 1411-982X |
| Popis: | As a tropical country with relatively high humidity and temperature, Indonesia is struggling with aflatoxin which frequently contaminates peanut. Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxic substance that could cause liver cancer. Due to the increasing concern on food safety, the Indonesian Drugs and Foods Agency specifies the maximum aflatoxin allowed in peanut as much as 20 ppb. However, researches showed that aflatoxin contamination in peanut in Indonesia is much higher than the threshold. The study was carried out to observe the effect of using postharvest machineries and packaging treatments on aflatoxin contamination in peanut. Reduction of postharvest processes was conducted by using series of machineries, e.g. thresher, dryer, and sheller. Packaging treatments, e.g. vacuum plastic pack, hermetic glass chamber, and polyethylene (PE) plastic wrap were carried out during storage at ambient temperature (25-27°C). The results showed that using machineries in postharvest handling produced peanut free from aflatoxin contamination. However, without effective packaging, the aflatoxin level would increase during storage. Hermetic packaging could protect peanut from the mold as indicated by low level of aflatoxin contamination. |
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