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

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.