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Groundnuts, also known as peanuts, are an incredible and adaptable crop that has played a significant role in human history and continue to have a wide range of modern-day applications. Let’s dig deeper to uncover the captivating journey of groundnuts from their origin to their current uses. Groundnuts are believed to have originated in South…

Aflatoxins are a group of toxic and carcinogenic compounds produced by certain fungi belonging to the Aspergillus species. This fungus can grow on various agricultural commodities, particularly crops such as maize (corn), groundnuts, red chillies, cottonseed, tree nuts, and some spices. Aspergillus fungi produce aflatoxins through a complex biological process that occurs under specific environmental…

Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin that are primarily produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. These fungi are widely known to grow on crops like groundnuts, corn, and cottonseeds, and thrive in warm and humid conditions. They pose such a serious threat to human health that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a…