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A SURVEY OF AFLATOXINS IN INDUSTRIALLY BREWED SOUTH AFRICAN SORGHUM BEER AND BEER STRAININGS
Author(s) -
Trinder D. W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1988.tb04587.x
Subject(s) - aflatoxin , sorghum , food science , brewing , chemistry , biology , agronomy , fermentation
The results of a five year survey of the aflatoxin levels found in industrially brewed South African sorghum beer and its spent grains (known as beer strainings in the trade) are presented. Methods of analysis of these commodities are given. It is suggested that aflatoxins in beer may be more conveniently monitored, indirectly, by determining levels present in the beer strainings. Data on aflatoxin levels found in raw materials used in the sorghum beer industry are given. Although some sorghum malt samples were rich in aflatoxins no samples of sorghum beer contained significant amounts of aflatoxins.