Occurrence, identification, and decontamination of potential mycotoxins in fruits and fruit by-products
- Title
- Occurrence, identification, and decontamination of potential mycotoxins in fruits and fruit by-products
- Creator
- Pushparaj K.; Meyyazhagan A.; Pappuswamy M.; Mousavi Khaneghah A.; Liu W.-C.; Balasubramanian B.
- Description
- The incidence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, and patulin in fruits and processed fruit products has been ever more challenging and gained additional focus on ecofriendly mitigation strategies. The onset of these toxins is due to several factors involving insect attacks, agricultural practices, and climate change. Acute and chronic health hazards are clinically proven after consuming contaminated foodstuffs, even at lower concentrations of mycotoxins. Synergistic, masked, and substantial occurrence in fruit matrices increase their complexity in detection and detoxification; apparently, this article reviewed the available information on the occurrence of mycotoxins in several fruits and their products, focused on the conventional and advanced methods of identification, quantification, and decontamination techniques. Strengthening and implementing stringent international and national guidelines are required for impactful, tangible measures in the future. Nevertheless, controlling the mycotoxins in fruits will certainly be challenging for scientists. Therefore, more impactful technologies are still needed to eliminate the toxins at the threshold level of the food chain and ensure sustainable global food safety. 2023 The Authors. Food Frontiers published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd and Nanchang University, Northwest University, Jiangsu University, Zhejiang University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
- Source
- Food Frontiers, Vol-4, No. 1, pp. 32-46.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Subject
- aflatoxin; alternaria; citrinin; decontamination; fruits; identification; mycotoxin; ochratoxin; patulin
- Coverage
- Pushparaj K., Department of Zoology, School of Biosciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, India; Meyyazhagan A., Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Pappuswamy M., Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Mousavi Khaneghah A., Department of Fruit and Vegetable Product Technology, Prof. Wac?aw D?browski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology State Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland; Liu W.-C., Department of Animal Science, College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China; Balasubramanian B., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 26438429
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Review
Collection
Citation
Pushparaj K.; Meyyazhagan A.; Pappuswamy M.; Mousavi Khaneghah A.; Liu W.-C.; Balasubramanian B., “Occurrence, identification, and decontamination of potential mycotoxins in fruits and fruit by-products,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/21437.