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.