Ochratoxin A in black pepper, white pepper and clove sold in Yaoundé (Cameroon) markets: contamination levels and consumers’ practices increasing health risk

Table 2 Ochratoxin A levels in the spices samples

Spice	Number of samples	Positive samples	OTA level in the positive samples (μg/Kg)
Spice	Number of samples	Positive samples	Mean ± SD^*	Min	Max
White pepper	20	8	3.30 ± 1.00^a	1.81	4.89
Black pepper	20	2	1.53 ± 0.54^b	1.15	1.91
Clove	40	0	–	–	–

^*Mean values not followed by the same letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05)

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