Field Level Evaluation of Aflatoxin Detection Kit

An aflatoxin detection kit was evaluated at the field level for groundnut and groundnut meal. A total of 88 groundnut samples and 20 groundnut meal were analyzed with the help of the kit in the field. Aliquots of same samples were analyzed in the laboratory by the conventional BF-thin layer chromatographic method. In 89% of the groundnut samples and 100% groundnut meal, results of the both methods were comparable. Aflatoxins were overestimated in 5% of the groundnut samples, and in 6% of the samples, aflatoxins were underestimated.