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Effects Of Electron Beam Irradiation On The Degradation Of Aflatoxins And The Physicochemical Properties Of Corn, Luo Xiaohu, Qi Lijun, Fang Wenmiao, Pan Lihong, Wang Ren, Wang Li, Yu Xiaobin, Chen Zhengxing

Food and Machinery

To study the detoxification effect of electron beam irradiation on AFB₁ in corn, the effect of electron beam irradiation on the AFB₁-contaminated corn based on the doses of 0~50 kGy was studied. Physicochemical properties including fatty acid, color and viscosity of AFB₁-contaminted corn at different irradiated doses were also investigated. Results indicated that AFB₁ in corn significantly decreased with the irradiation dose (P<0.05). Moreover, physicochemical properties changed significantly when the irradiation dose was over 15 kGy, including the significant increase of fatty acid value (P<0.05) and the decrease of the viscosities (P<0.05). It was found that the whiteness didn’t change significantly (P>0.05), while the significantly decreased redness and yellowness (P<0.05) were observed.