Pistachio

pistachio extracts → can be used → to control growth of microorganisms

“The bactericidal activity of pistachio extracts could be used to help control the growth of some microorganisms in foods to improve safety and may find application as a topical treatment for S. aureus.”

pistachio nuts → contained → aflatoxins

“It was established that three samples of pistachio nuts contained significant levels of aflatoxins. The concentration of total aflatoxins in these three nut samples ranged from 15 to 259 microg/kg of sample.”

Aspergillus spp. → increased → incidence of decay in pistachio nuts

“The incidence of decay caused by Aspergillus spp. (predominantly Aspergillus niger) was three times greater in the oldest early splits than in early splits formed in the period before harvest (no decay was found in normal nuts with nonsplit hulls).”