The contamination of Brazil nut by aflotoxins and its carcinogenic effect: a narrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Douglas Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Souza, Katia Regina, Magalhães, Leonardo Armando, Véras, Ítala Viviane Ubaldo Mesquita, Santos, Saint Clair Lira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/30309
• topic: Bertholletia; Fungi; Cancer; Health teaching.; Bertholletia; Hongos; Cáncer; Enseñanza en salud.; Bertholletia; Fungos; Câncer; Ensino em saúde.

The Brazil nut is a fruit, native to the Amazon Rainforest and polygenic fatty acids from two groups, producers of aflatoxins, which are toxic compounds with carcinogenic and mutagenic effects. The objective of the work was to review studies that investigate the literature on Brazil nut and its conclusion with cancer. The has a qualitative approach, of an exploratory nature, a review research are characterized. The study verified fourteen main clinical findings, noting that foods can develop in foods at their production, processing, once or storage, as aflatoxin, or even if they are transported, inhaled or even pathogenic through the skin, fungi and pathogens. and death of man. Brazil nut was the product that presented the highest probability of aflatoxins in Brazil. Thus, the basic principles are during the harvesting process, post-sequence for the advancement in all these cares, from the extractive methods generated by its continuity.