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Title: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: oemBiology on Jan 16, 2023
Packed Peanut usually expire within 1 year, but packing is usually not vacuum, would mold be easily grow and convert into aflatoxin? which are best known for their potential in causing liver cancer.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance




Title: Re: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: bio_man on Jan 16, 2023
Peanuts contain oil. After one year, the oil can oxidize, causing it to lose its flavor and nutrients (sometimes forming toxic byproducts when it reacts with air).


Title: Re: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: oemBiology on Jan 17, 2023
Peanuts contain oil. After one year, the oil can oxidize, causing it to lose its flavor and nutrients (sometimes forming toxic byproducts when it reacts with air).

Referring to following statement, if peanuts (open packing) stores in refrigerator, would Aflatoxin get no chance to grow at all? even through peanut keeps over 10 years, correct?

"Aflatoxin-producing molds grow exponentially in conventional multi-month storage as a result of a combination of heat and high humidity (Hell et al., 2010)."

"When temperatures are below 65°F and the moisture of the corn is below 12–13%, development of the fungus usually stops."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989759/

Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)


Title: Re: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: bio_man on Jan 18, 2023
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Referring to following statement, if peanuts (open packing) stores in refrigerator, would Aflatoxin get no chance to grow at all? even through peanut keeps over 10 years, correct?

There's no guarantee that the microorganism responsible for producing aflatoxin is found on the peanuts to begin with. Molds are capable of growing even while refrigerated (think of mold on bread)


Title: Re: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: oemBiology on Jan 20, 2023

 There's no guarantee that the microorganism responsible for producing aflatoxin is found on the peanuts to begin with. Molds are capable of growing even while refrigerated (think of mold on bread)

"Aflatoxin" is a risk on peanut, Is there any approach to avoid "aflatoxin"?

Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)



Title: Re: Would peanut easily get Aflatoxins ?
Post by: bio_man on Jan 20, 2023
I would suggest not to each them out of the shell, that's all you can do to reduce possible exposure to it.