Table 2 Comparison of aflatoxin B1 in the hazelnut sample in the present study with literature.

From: Determination and risk assessment of aflatoxin B1 in the kernel of imported raw hazelnuts from Eastern Azerbaijan Province of Iran

Country

Sample

No

Concentration (µg/kg)

Method

References

Mean

Range

Iran

Hazelnut

30

4.20

3.145-8.13

HPLC-FLD

Present study

Turkey

Hazelnut

50

4.23

0.09–10.6

HPLC-FLD

Kabak41

China

Hazelnut

20

2.10

UPLC-MS/MS

Wang et al42.

Iran

Hazelnut

100

0.93

0.06–1.98

HPLC-FLD

Saffari et al38.

Iran

Hazelnut

20

0.73

0.24–3.5

ELISA

Akbar et al43.

Italy

Hazelnut

14

0.4–56.1

HPLC-FLD

Diella et al44.

Iran

Pistachio

33

0.35

0.30–0.40

HPLC-FLD

Bagheri et al9.

Iran

Walnuts

450

0.80–14.50

HPLC-FLD

Taghizadeh et al45.

Pakistan

Peanuts

20

2.37

0.32–28.98

HPLC-FLD

Asghar et al46.