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. 2018 Feb 8;16(2):e05175. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5175

Table 3.

Contribution of aflatoxin B1 to the ‘aflatoxin total’ middle bound concentration in all samples of peanut and peanut butter where measurable amounts of aflatoxin B1 were reported

Food group Concentration AFB1 N Mean Percentile
5th 25th 50th 75th 95th
Peanut 1 μg/kg or less 252 61.2 23.2 50.0 66.7 76.9 85.2
1–10 μg/kg 521 71.7 34.6 63.0 75.9 84.2 91.3
10 μg/kg or more 260 78.4 34.0 77.9 83.6 87.8 92.9
Peanut butter 1 μg/kg or less 114 66.5 45.7 60.0 66.7 74.7 85.2
1–10 μg/kg 53 66.0 n/aa 53.8 67.3 75.5 n/a
10 μg/kg or more 2 75.3 n/a n/a 75.3 n/a n/a

AFB1: aflatoxin B1; N: Number of Samples; n/a: not available.

a

Too limited number of samples to calculate percentile.