Table 1. Recovery, precision, limits of detection (LOD), and limits of quantification (LOQ) of mycotoxins analyzed in this study

Mycotoxin1) Recovery2) (%) ± RSD3) (%) LOD (μg/kg) LOQ (μg/kg)
Low level Medium level High level
DON 93.86±5.14 93.97±1.19 90.02±1.04 17.00 50.00
NIV 82.46±2.97 84.66±0.91 79.61±0.96 17.00 50.00
ZEA 77.04±13.63 83.15±2.45 86.66±3.71 3.00 9.00
OTA 83.91±10.53 88.71±3.58 85.64±2.08 0.35 1.20
AFB1 76.70±3.26 78.96±4.49 77.31±1.74 0.03 0.10
AFB2 79.07±10.17 84.07±6.04 89.44±0.08 0.01 0.03
AFG1 76.54±3.66 74.14±15.42 81.56±5.07 0.03 0.10
AFG2 76.85±3.52 77.94±11.70 85.88±4.04 0.01 0.03
DON, deoxynivalenol; NIV, nivalenol; ZEA, zearalenone; OTA, ochratoxin A; AFB1, aflatoxin B1; AFB2, aflatoxin B2; AFG1, aflatoxin G1; AFG2, aflatoxin G2.
DON, NIV: 200 μg/kg (low level), 500 μg/kg (medium level), 1,000 μg/kg (high level); ZEA: 50 μg/kg (low level), 100 μg/kg (medium level), 200 μg/kg (high level); OTA, AFB1, AFG1: 2 μg/kg (low level), 5 μg/kg (medium level), 10 μg/kg (high level); AFB2, AFG2: 0.5 μg/kg (low level), 1.25 μg/kg (medium level), 2.5 μg/kg (high level).
RSD, relative standard deviation.