Characteristics of in-shell Brazil nuts and their relationship to aflatoxin contamination: criteria for sorting.

External characteristics of in-shell Brazil nuts were evaluated for dimensions (length and face width); weight; chromaticity; and shell thickness. The internal characteristics evaluated were moisture content (mc); aflatoxin contamination (analyzed by LC-MS/MS); and shell/nut ratio. According to their length; Brazil nuts were classified in three groups: I; II; and III; corresponding to large; medium; and […]

Influence of plant lipids on immune responses in mice to the major Brazil nut allergen Ber e 1

BACKGROUND: Lipids; particularly bacterial lipopolysaccharide; can impact on immune responses to proteins; with low doses enhancing type 2 responses. OBJECTIVE: We have examined the influence of natural plant lipid extracts on antibody responses provoked in mice by recombinant Ber e 1; the major allergen in Brazil nuts. METHODS: BALB/c strain mice were immunized (by intraperitoneal […]