Peanuts are delicious. When we enjoy peanuts, however, we should pay attention to safety. Peanut is the crop which is easily infected with aspergillus flavus. Experts believe peanuts may infect with aspergillus flavus during growth and storage. It is publicly known by scientists of all countries that aspergillus flavus is the strongest cancerogen found so far. Its physicochemical property is quite stable, and cannot degrade in human body but can only deposit in liver cells. When deposit rate of aspergillus flavus is beyond tolerance of human body, it may damage liver and even induce liver cancer.

Actually, the aflatoxin pollution of peanuts is not that terrible, because rare peanuts are affected by aflatoxin, generally lower than one out of ten thousand, and those affected can be distinguished. As long as we pay enough attention, we can be assured to enjoy flavor and nutrition of peanuts safely according to our own tastes, and get away from carcinogenic risk brought about by aflatoxin in peanuts.

How to eat peanuts in the safest way? (1) Observe the color when purchasing, and buy peanuts (kernel) with bright color, full kernels and perfect appearance; do not buy peanuts with mould or darken color because they may contain aflatoxin; (2) store in dry environment to prevent from mould, but do not expose under blazing sun; (3) remove and rinse mildewed ones before cooking; (4) cook by a scientific way, and the boiled way is the safest; (5) spit when tasting foreign flavor.