. 2023 Nov 21;9(12):e22567. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22567

Table 3.

Levels of Aflatoxins in Soya meal sampled from GR and ER.

Region	Community		Aflatoxins	Level	(μg/kg)
		B₁	B₂	G₁	G₂	Total AFs
	Adenta	0.17 ± 0.01^d	ND	ND	ND	0.17 ± 0.01^d
	Tema	0.50 ± 0.02^c	0.77 ± 0.02^a	ND	ND	1.27 ± 0.01^c
GR	Accra	2.24 ± 0.22^a	0.82 ± 0.01^a	ND	0.15 ± 0.01^a	3.21 ± 0.06^a
	Dansoman	1.75 ± 0.05^b	ND	ND	ND	1.75 ± 0.05^b
	Pokuase	0.96 ± 0.01^c	0.30 ± 0.01^b	0.15 ± 0.02^a	ND	1.41 ± 0.05^c
	Aburi	1.01 ± 0.04^b	ND	ND	ND	1.01 ± 0.04^b
	Koforidua	1.18 ± 0.07^b	1.10 ± 0.09^a	ND	0.42 ± 0.03^a	2.70 ± 0.08^a
ER	Bunso	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
	Kade	0.83 ± 0.02^c	0.15 ± 0.00^c	ND	ND	0.98 ± 0.07^b
	Asamankese	2.15 ± 0.23^a	0.63 ± 0.02^b	ND	ND	2.78 ± 0.13^a

Values are presented as means ± standard deviations. Values with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05). Limit of Detection for aflatoxins: B₁ & B₂ is 0.15 μg/kg and G₁ & G₂ is 0.13 μg/kg. Key: GR- Greater Accra region; ER- Eastern region; ND-not detected.