@article{5611b48ff9dc455a9c89514ea8328b3a,
title = "The application of novel rotary plasma jets to inhibit the aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus and the spoilage fungus, Aspergillus niger on peanuts",
abstract = "The major safety risk of peanuts is contamination with aflatoxin. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has been demonstrated to inactivate fungi effectively. In this study, a novel CAP device with a rotary jet system was used to inactivate the existing A. flavus and A. niger on peanuts. The initial inoculation levels were 6.39 and 5.83 log CFU/g of A. flavus and A. niger, respectively. After treatments at 180 W for 7.5 min and 200 W for 5 min, A. flavus was not detected. For A. niger, the treatments at 180 W for 10 min and 200 W for 5 min resulted in undetected population. Observation under scanning electron microscope revealed the fungal spores were evidently damaged. The growth of A. flavus and aflatoxin concentrations were significantly lower (p < 0.05) on the group treated with 200 W for 5 min than other treatment groups stored for 29 d. Oil quality indexes of the CAP-treated peanuts were maintained in the range of excellent grades. This study demonstrated CAP effectively inhibited fungal growth and toxin production without adversely affected oil quality.",
author = "Lin, {Chia Min} and Patel, {Anil Kumar} and Chiu, {Yen Chuan} and Hou, {Chih Yao} and Kuo, {Chia Hung} and Dong, {Cheng Di} and Chen, {Hsiu Ling}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan under grant numbers MOST-109-2622-E-009-001-CC1, and Southern Taiwan Interdisciplinary Center for Innovate Technologies (STICIT) under grant numbers 107-(FY107). The authors would like to thank Mechanical and Mechatronics Systems Research Labs, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan for a great help in designing the NTP devices and all of individuals who took part in this study. Funding Information: This research was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) , Taiwan under grant numbers MOST-109-2622-E-009-001-CC1 , and Southern Taiwan Interdisciplinary Center for Innovate Technologies (STICIT) under grant numbers 107-(FY107) . The authors would like to thank Mechanical and Mechatronics Systems Research Labs, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan for a great help in designing the NTP devices and all of individuals who took part in this study. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.ifset.2022.102994",
language = "English",
volume = "78",
journal = "Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies",
issn = "1466-8564",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}