Table 5 Concentration of aflatoxin types in different maize samples from different locations of Ghana.

From: The occurrence of aflatoxins and human health risk estimations in randomly obtained maize from some markets in Ghana

Category

Food sample

Concentrations of Aflatoxins (µg/kg)

AFB1

AFB2

AFG1

AFG2

Total

White

MzDonkork

60.51 ± 1.65c

17.66 ± 1.5c

10.21 ± 1.1b

2.7 ± 0.6c

91.08 ± 2.1b

MzKwaekese

7.86 ± 0.45 h

0.54 ± 0.04 g

n.d

n.d

8.4 ± 0.85 g

MzPedu

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

MzAfrm.pl

14.28 ± 1.20 g

1.58 ± 0.06 g

13.19 ± 0.9a

n.d

29.05 ± 3.50f.

MzKayeru

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

MzKamina

2.5 ± 0.12i

n.d

4.53 ± 0.22d

n.d

7.03 ± 0.4 g

MzAgbogbloshi

45.13 ± 0.61d

16.32 ± 1.3c

11.5 ± 1.22b

2.8 ± 0.12c

75.75 ± 1.84c

MzNima

39.5 ± 3.01de

13.77 ± 0.9d

4.99 ± 0.26d

5.5 ± 0.27a

63.76 ± 1.71d

MzMakola

94.42 ± 2.24b

n.d

n.d

n.d

94.42 ± 2.24b

MzZuo

1.88 ± 0.06i

n.d

n.d

n.d

1.88 ± 0.06 h

MzZebilla

2.26 ± 0.6i

n.d

n.d

n.d

2.26 ± 0.6 h

MzMankesim

23.11 ± 0.31f.

8.3 ± 0.5f.

4.67 ± 0.47d

n.d

36.08 ± 2.5e

MzSandema

43.7 ± 2.25d

21.6 ± 0.33b

13.75 ± 1.2a

n.d

79.05 ± 1.82c

MzNkwatia

232.47 ± 8.33a

15.77 ± 1.4c

n.d

n.d

248.24 ± 8.45a

MzDromkma

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

n.d

MzFunsi

36.4 ± 2.5de

20.5 ± 0.35b

6.8 ± 0.33 cd

1.11 ± 0.05d

64.8 ± 1.67d

MzAbliri

25.2 ± 0.35f.

11.7 ± 1.2de

n.d

n.d

36.9 ± 2.14e

MzBielepong

51.73 ± 0.3d

24.1 ± 0.4a

14.5 ± 1.2a

3.5 ± 0.6b

93.83 ± 5.2b

  1. Mean ± Standard Deviation that do not share a letter are significantly different (p > 0.05).
  2. n.d not detected.