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.