Table 4. Recovery analysis of ZEA in spiked maize by different methods.
| IAC-icELISA | Non-IAC-icELISA | IAC-HPLC | ||||
| Theoretical Level(µg kg−1) | ZEA±S.D.a | Recovery(%) | ZEA±S.D.a | Recovery(%) | ZEA±S.D. | Recovery(%) |
| 5 | 4.50±0.03 | 93 | 2.30±0.01 | 46 | 5.44±0.13 | 108 |
| 10 | 9.10±0.02 | 87 | 5.40±0.02 | 54 | 9.83±0.27 | 98 |
| 20 | 16.6±0.01 | 83 | 10.4±0.04 | 52 | 18.70±0.53 | 94 |
a Mean value±S.D. (n = 3, S.D. = standard deviation).