| Mycotoxins |
Conc. Range (µg Kg−1) |
Repeatabilitya
R ± RSDr (%) |
Reproducibilitya
R ± RSDR (%) |
LOD (µg Kg−1) |
LOQ (µg Kg−1) |
| Aflatoxin B2 |
0.5 – 16.0 |
88.3 ± 8.8 (0.8), 97.4 ± 3.3 (4.0) |
96.3 ± 4.0 (8.0) |
0.22 |
0.71 |
| Aflatoxin G1 |
0.5 – 16.0 |
96.3 ± 8.2 (0.8), 107.2 ± 3.4 (4.0) |
103.1 ± 3.7 (8.0) |
0.23 |
0.77 |
| Aflatoxin G2 |
0.5 – 16.0 |
101.8 ± 3.6 (0.8), 104.0 ± 3.3 (4.0) |
102.2 ± 4.1 (8.0) |
0.25 |
0.81 |
| Ochratoxin A |
0.2 – 32.0 |
94.3 ± 12.5 (0.5) |
104.8 ± 4.9 (2.0) |
0.15 |
0.5 |
| Fumonisin B1 |
10.0 – 640 |
79.1 ± 2.6 (20.0) |
n.a. |
4.8 |
15.8 |
| Fumonisin B2 |
10.0 – 640 |
92.7 ± 3.0 (20.0) |
n.a. |
5.6 |
18.5 |
| Zearalenone |
10.0 – 640 |
96.8 ± 11.2 (20.0) |
101.8 ± 4.0 (50.0) |
5.9 |
19.4 |
| Deoxynivalenol |
12.0 – 800 |
100.8 ± 5.0 (50.0) |
98.9 ± 4.3 (300.0) |
15.3 |
50.4 |
| T-2 toxin |
12.0 – 800 |
107.1 ± 20.4 (25.0) |
103.1 ± 8.6 (50.0) |
8.1 |
26.8 |
| HT-2 toxin |
12.0 – 800 |
99.5 ± 6.2 (25.0) |
97.5 ± 4.5 (50.0) |
7.5 |
24.9 |
|
| aSpiking levels (µg Kg−1) are given in the brackets n.a.: not applicable |
| Table 6: Average recovery values (R), relative standard deviation (RSD), LODs and LOQs (µg Kg−1) obtained for the eleven mycotoxins in almonds. |
