Table 5.
Summary of Aflatoxins in the ginger samples during both seasons.
Occurrence (%) |
Range (μg/kg) |
Mean ± SD |
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Analytes | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer | Winter | Summer |
Aflatoxin B1 | 86 | 98 | 0.02-0.74 | 0.01-6.04 | 0.165 (±0.115) | 1.21 (±1.82) |
Aflatoxin B2 | 56 | 96 | 0.04-3.44 | 0.14-9.95 | 0.389 (±0.494) | 7.10 (±37.33) |
Aflatoxin G1 | 38 | 56 | 0.002-0.17 | 0.01-6.59 | 0.017 (±0.025) | 5.78 (±27.24) |
Aflatoxin G2 | 6 | 12 | 0.002-0.2 | 0.89-13.67 | 0.009 (±0.003) | 0.40 (±1.98) |