Free and Encapsulated 2(3)-Tert-Butyl-4 Hydroxyanisole (BHA) Application to Protect Outdoor Stored Peanut Destined for the Food Industry from Fungi and Aflatoxins Contamination

GARCÍA DAIANA; GIRARDI, NATALIA; PASSONE, MARIA ALEJANDRA; NESCI, ANDREA; ETCHEVERRY, MIRIAM

Arachis hypogaea: Cultivation, Production and Nutritional Value

Nova Science Publishers

Año: 2021; p. 209 - 229

In this work, the effect of free and microencapsulated 2(3)-tert-butyl-4 hydroxyanisole (BHA) on peanuts (Arachis hipogaea L.) intended for industry stored in Australian type cells was evaluated. Two hundred kilograms of peanut were used for each silo and stored outdoor during 70 days. Three treatments were applied in duplicate: 10 mM of free BHA (T1); the mix (5:5 Mm) of free and microencapsulated (BHA and F-BHA) (T2); 5 mM of free BHA on the floor of the experimental unit and 5 mM of F-BHA homogenized with the peanut (T3). And finally, two units without any treatment were use as controls. Fungal populations, total aflatoxins (AFs), aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) accumulation, BHA residues, peanut damages (insect damage and visible fungal development) and environmental factors variations were evaluated. Significant (p