Contamination of pasta and the raw materials for its production with moulds of the genera Aspergillus

M. Halt, D. Kovačević, H. Pavlović and J. Jukić
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M. Halt: Faculty of Food Technology, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
D. Kovačević: Faculty of Food Technology, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
H. Pavlović: Faculty of Food Technology, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
J. Jukić: Faculty of Food Technology, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2004, vol. 22, issue 2, 67-72

Abstract: The degree of contamination of pasta (132 samples), flour (86 samples), and egg powder (44 samples) with moulds, with emphasis on the species of genus Aspergillus was investigated . The most frequently isolated genera in the mould samples analysed were those of Aspergillus (70.88%) and Penicillium (21.22%), followed by Mucor, Cladosporium, Rhizopus, Fusarium, Alternaria, Absidia and others. The following species of the Aspergillus genera were prevalent: A. albus (65.66%) and A. flavus (22.01%), followed by A. clavatus, A. amstelodami, A. versicolor, A. ochraceus, A. niger, and others.

Keywords: pasta; flour; egg powder; moulds; mycotoxins (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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