TABLE 2.
Aflatoxin in non-cultivated fruits purchased from local markets in Zambia.
| Species | Samples (#) |
Aflatoxin (μg/kg) |
Samples in categories (%) |
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| Mean | Rangea | <4 μg/kg | 4–9.9 μg/kg | 10–19.9 μg/kg | >20 μg/kg | ||
| Adansonia digitata | 9 | 4BC | ND-7.5 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Parinari curatellifolia | 17 | 6BC | ND-8.6 | 29.4 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Schinziophyton rautanenii | 22 | 57A | 3.4–128.6 | 4.5 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 72.8 |
| Tamarindus indica | 23 | 3C | ND-9.0 | 78.3 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Thespesia garckeana | 17 | 11B | 3.9–23.2 | 5.9 | 41.2 | 47.0 | 5.9 |
| Vangueriopsis lanciflora | 7 | 12B | 6.6–18.9 | 0 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Ziziphus spp. | 10 | 6BC | ND-24.4 | 70.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
Samples were composed of multiple fruits and weighted 300 to 500 g. Means followed by the same letter (A/B/C) are not significantly different (P < 0.05) by Tukey–Kramer’s HSD test. Limit of detection = 2 μg/kg, Range of detection is 2–150 μg/kg. aND = non-detected.