
	American Journal of Food Technology
	Year: 2011 \| Volume: 6 \| Issue: 8 \| Page No.: 613-630 DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2011.613.630

Microbial Contamination and Mycotoxins from Nuts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Suaad S. Alwakeel and Laila A. Nasser

Abstract: The occurrence of harmful aflatoxins from agricultural products varies with geographic location, farming practices and processing. To date, no data was reported from Saudi Arabia on mycotoxin content of nuts and edible seeds. Forty samples of edible nuts and dried seeds were randomly collected from different locations in Al-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fungi were detected by seed-plate and dilutions plate method and were cultured on glucose-Czapek's agar, sucrose-Czapek's agar and starch yeast agar. Purified fungal isolates were identified morphologically. Mycotoxins were extractedusing chloroform and detected by thin layer chromatography. Bacterial analysis was done using total plate count method. There was a predominance of A. niger and A. flavus in all medium types. Aflatoxin B₁ (8.5 μg mL^-1) was detected in peanuts containing A. flavus. Aflatoxin B₁ (1.7 μg mL^-1) and B₂ (1.7 μg mL^-1) was detected in sunflower seeds containing A. terreus. T2 toxin (2.8 mg mL^-1) was detected in pumpkinseeds containing Stachybotrys chartarum and DAS (2.4 μg mL^-1) was detected in a salted peanut sample containing Trichthecium roseum. Four nut samples showed contamination with bacteria. Turkish pine seeds and American walnut had total plate counts of 12x10. Pakistani pine seeds and Iranian salted pistachio had TPC of 3x10. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from American walnut samples. Government authorities for food safety consumption should continue to monitor and set appropriate guidelines and information initiatives for public knowledge on the safety of these agricultural products whole year round.

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How to cite this article:

Suaad S. Alwakeel and Laila A. Nasser, 2011. Microbial Contamination and Mycotoxins from Nuts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. American Journal of Food Technology, 6: 613-630.

DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2011.613.630

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajft.2011.613.630

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