Table 3.
Occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in corn according to region from the harvesting year 2014.
| AFB1 | AFB2 | AFG1 | AFG2 | Sum | OTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieri | ||||||
| Analyzed samples | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Positive samples | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Incidence (%) | 100 | 75 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Mean value (μg kg−1) | 315 | 39.6 | 5.08 | 2.50 | 352 | - |
| Median value (μg kg−1) | 12.7 | 1.91 | 2.92 | 2.43 | 18.7 | - |
| Minimum value (μg kg−1) | 2.82 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.82 | 5.65 | - |
| Maximum value (μg kg−1) | 1232 | 117 | 14.3 | 4.34 | 1367 | - |
| Lushnja | ||||||
| Analyzed samples | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Positive samples | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Incidence (%) | 100 | 85.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 14 |
| Mean value (μg kg−1) | 1235 | 173 | 332 | 54.7 | 1795 | 187 |
| Median value (μg kg−1) | 36.2 | 155 | 7.22 | 3.08 | 46.7 | 187 |
| Minimum value (μg kg−1) | 5.46 | 1.79 | 2.39 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 187 |
| Maximum value (μg kg−1) | 3550 | 539 | 978 | 144 | 4822 | 187 |
| Kruja | ||||||
| Analyzed samples | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Positive samples | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Incidence (%) | 100 | 71 | 43 | 86 | 100 | 14 |
| Mean value (μg kg−1) | 93.7 | 14.2 | 8.98 | 1.60 | 109 | 333 |
| Median value (μg kg−1) | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.32 | 1.01 | 12.0 | 333 |
| Minimum value (μg kg−1) | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 333 |
| Maximum value (μg kg−1) | 344 | 47.5 | 26.5 | 3.47 | 393 | 333 |
| Elbasan | ||||||
| Analyzed samples | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Positive samples | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Incidence (%) | 33 | 17 | 0.0 | 83 | 83 | 0.0 |
| Mean value (μg kg−1) | 48.6 | 8.54 | - | 1.03 | 22.2 | - |
| Median value (μg kg−1) | 48.6 | 8.54 | - | 1.17 | 1.58 | - |
| Minimum value (μg kg−1) | 1.42 | 8.54 | - | 0.25 | 0.25 | - |
| Maximum value (μg kg−1) | 95.8 | 8.54 | - | 1.58 | 106 | - |
| Korça | ||||||
| Analyzed samples | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Positive samples | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Incidence (%) | 43 | 0.0 | 14 | 43 | 71 | 0.0 |
| Mean value (μg kg−1) | 1.29 | - | 0.24 | 0.80 | 1.30 | - |
| Median value (μg kg−1) | 1.39 | - | 0.24 | 0.77 | 1.39 | - |
| Minimum value (μg kg−1) | 0.85 | - | 0.24 | 0.56 | 0.56 | - |
| Maximum value (μg kg−1) | 1.62 | - | 0.24 | 1.06 | 1.86 | - |