Studies on aflatoxin and other contents of foreign and local wheat samples available in Kaduna metropolis of Nigeria

Abstract

Studies were conducted on the level of aflatoxins and its effect on a cereal
- wheat grain. The samples were collected from local wheats grown in
Kaduna metropolis of Nigeria and a foreign wheat. The ash and protein
contents were also determined. The ash content averaged 1.62% for the
foreign wheat and 1.80% for local wheat for the dampened samples, while
for the dried or undampened samples, the average contents were 1.69%
and 1.94% respectively. The approximate protein contents for the
dampened samples were averaged 11.81% for the foreign and 10.04% for
the local wheat. The data were subjected to ONE- WAY ANOVA, where
upon at 0.05 level of significance, there was no significant difference in
the mean values of ash and protein contents for the foreign and local wheat
samples.