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Incidence of ochratoxin A in green and roasted coffee beans from Puerto Rico

dc.contributor.advisor Orellana-Feliciano, Lynette E.
dc.contributor.author Ortega Santiago, Jorge Luis
dc.contributor.college College of Agricultural Sciences en_US
dc.contributor.committee Plaza, María de L.
dc.contributor.committee Monroig-Inglés, Miguel F.
dc.contributor.committee Jurick, Wayne M. II
dc.contributor.department Department of Food Science and Technology en_US
dc.contributor.representative Soto Santiago, Sandra L.
dc.date.accessioned 2020-01-28T15:25:24Z
dc.date.available 2020-01-28T15:25:24Z
dc.date.issued 2019-12-06
dc.description.abstract Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a carcinogenic mycotoxin for animals and humans produced by Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., which has been associated with coffee and other foods. The aim of this study is to analyze ochratoxin A and identify fungi contaminating coffee beans from Puerto Rico. A total of 11 green coffee samples provided by ASDA (Administración de Servicios y Desarrollo Agropecuario) were collected and 200 grams of each sample were roasted to evaluate its effect on OTA levels. Ochratoxin A was quantified using Neogen’s AccuScan Gold Reader and Reveal Q+ kit for ochratoxin A. Beans from each sample were plated on Dichloran 18% Glycerol Agar for fungal isolation and isolates were identified by DNA extraction and sequencing using ITS 1 and ITS4 primers. Only one sample had OTA levels (12.7 ppb green, 11.9 ppb roasted) above the European Union limits. Most samples had OTA levels below the detection limit of the method used, which is 2 ppb. Aspergillus spp. were most commonly found fungi, with Aspergillus niger having the highest incidence (31%). No significant difference in OTA levels were found between green and roasted beans. en_US
dc.description.abstract La ocratoxina A, es una micotoxina potencialmente carcinogénica para animales y humanos, que se ha asociado al café y otros alimentos. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar ocratoxina A e identificar hongos presentes en café de Puerto Rico. Se recogieron un total de 11 muestras de café verde proporcionadas por ASDA (Administración de Servicios y Desarrollo Agrícolas) y se tostaron 200 gramos de cada muestra para evaluar el efecto de tueste sobre los niveles de OTA. Granos de cada muestra se sembraron en agar de diclorán con glicerol al 18% para aislar los hongos y posteriormente estos se identificaron mediante extracción y secuenciación de ADN. La ocratoxina A se cuantificó utilizando el kit AccuScan Gold Reader y Reveal Q+ para ocratoxina A de la compañía Neogen. Solo una muestra tenía niveles de OTA (12.7 ppb en verde, 11.7 ppb en tostado) por encima de los límites establecidos por la Unión Europea. La mayoría de las muestras tenían niveles de OTA por debajo del límite de detección del método utilizado, que es de 2 ppb. Aspergillus spp. fueron los hongos más comunes en todas las muestras, con Aspergillus niger teniendo la mayor incidencia (31%). No se encontraron diferencias significativas en los niveles de OTA entre los granos verdes y granos tostados. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Fall en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2020 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Investigation subsidized with funds from the RISE: Pathways to Diversity in Food Science Careers” of USDA-NIFA (Award No: 2013-38422-20998) and with funds and collaborations from the Food Quality Laboratory of the USDA-ARS at Beltsville, Maryland. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2539
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2019 Jorge L. Ortega Santiago en_US
dc.subject coffee en_US
dc.subject mycotoxin en_US
dc.subject ochratoxin en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Ochratoxins en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coffee -- Processing -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Coffee -- Diseases and pests -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.title Incidence of ochratoxin A in green and roasted coffee beans from Puerto Rico en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Food Science and Technology Program en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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