Table 1. Aflatoxins content (μg/kg) in powdered pepper from selected markets in Kwara state, Nigeria

Samples	Aflatoxin B1	Aflatoxin B2	Aflatoxin G1	Aflatoxin G2
Control	1.46±0.04^d	1.96±0.04^b	7.54±0.04^a	1.80±0.04^d
Offa market	1.86±0.04^1)c2)	2.24±0.06^a	2.01±0.06^d	2.55±0.06^a
Oja-oba market	7.64±0.05^a	1.91±0.05^b	1.52±0.05^e	1.91±0.05^cd
Ganmo market	3.96±0.07^b	1.93±0.06^b	7.47±0.06^ab	2.24±0.06^b
Shao market	1.84±0.04^c	1.92±0.04^b	2.31±0.04^c	1.38±0.03^e
Elemere market	1.39±0.04^d	1.88±0.04^b	2.22±0.04^c	2.00±0.00^c
Malete market	1.87±0.06^c	2.33±0.06^a	7.36±0.06^b	1.33±0.06^e
Mean	2.86	2.03	4.34	1.88
p-level	^***	^*	^***	^***

All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with the same superscripts (^a-e) within the same column are not significantly different (p>0.05).
p<0.05,
p<0.001.