Potential application of lactic acid starters in the reduction of aflatoxin contamination in fermented sorghum-millet beverages

Table 1 Mold contamination levels in cereal flours and Obushera and conformance to food safety standards

Food matrix	Molds	Conformance to food safety standards
Food matrix	(log cfu/g)	Max. (log cfu/g)	% Conforming samples	Standard
Sorghum flour	5.1 ± 1.4	4	0.0	EAC (2016)
Millet flour	3.6 ± 1.4	4	0.0	EAC (2011)
Obushera	1.4 ± 0.7	1.3	88.0	UNBS (2009)

Values are means ± standard deviations. Obushera (n = 59), Sorghum flour (n = 20), Millet flour (n = 20)