Primary Mycotoxins in Edible Vegetable Oils and Their Removal Methods

Abstract

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by some fungi during crop growth.They are highly toxic and widely exist in plant,seriously polluting food,and have been a significant threat to human health.Edible vegetable oil,as a necessities of daily consumption,is easy to be polluted by mycotoxins in itself and its source (oil seeds) which has been widely concerned by public.This article generalized the types and characteristics of primary mycotoxins and their pollution in oil commodities,the current common detoxification methods were further summerized.

Keywords

• mycotoxins
• edible vegetable oil
• detoxification
• reduction