Aflatoxins in raw Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)

The Brazil nut is a nutritionally rich food, produced and consumed in tropical regions. On the other hand, it may be suitable to toxigenic fungi consequently contamination by aflatoxins (AFL), toxic substances consumers. In this context, objective of work was evaluate occurrence AFL raw nuts, that is, before being subjected industrial drying stages. Of 23 samples were purchased at retail city Manaus-Am-Brazil evaluated high performance liquid chromatography for total (B1+b2+G1+G2). From samples, 8.6 % positive and. Only AFG1 AFG2, detected LOD (0.8 μg/kg) met limit <10 µg/kg current legislation European Union. conclusion, despite contaminated legal limits, seems could happen nut, as has been reported dried seeds. sense, some effort initial steps chain must applied mitigate reach factory processing.