Table 4. Level of deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, and zearalenone in Korean ginger stored at different storage conditions

Sample	Mycotoxin¹⁾	Storage periods (mon)	Temperature/relative humidity
Sample	Mycotoxin¹⁾	Storage periods (mon)	5°C/73%	13°C/96%	14°C/68%
A	DON	0	<LOD²⁾	<LOD	<LOD
		2	19.22±5.0^c³⁾	94.83±6.51^b	186.90±30.91^a
		4	67.89±8.93^a	19.69±2.87^b	<LOD
		6	32.78±2.70^a	ND⁴⁾	65.46±18.81^a
		Mean⁵⁾	33.46±22.43^a	32.12±38.67^a	65.46±75.96^a
	NIV	0	125.42±4.44	125.42±4.44	125.42±4.44
		2	545.22±36.07^a	39.70±0.43^c	315.20±16.69^b
		4	701.58±79.60^a	234.56±23.53^b	132.21±9.51^c
		6	471.89±50.66^a	25.88±6.03^b	514.82±153.31^a
		Mean	461.03±224.33^a	106.39±87.58^c	271.91±179.23^b
	ZEA	0	9.74±2.74	9.74±2.74	9.74±2.74
		2	ND	ND	178.79±39.31^a
		4	ND	49.02±1.48^a	ND
		6	ND	5.82±2.57^a	ND
		Mean⁵⁾	<LOD	16.15±20.23^ab	47.13±81.26^a
B	DON	0	<LOD	<LOD	<LOD
		2	255.41±21.15^b	21.83±0.22^c	798.92±21.82^a
		4	140.97±26.98^b	ND	955.23±38.38^a
		6	<LOD	ND	656.20±125.75^a
		Mean	104.05±108.15^b	<LOD	616.55±387.62^a
	NIV	0	<LOD	<LOD	<LOD
		2	229.71±24.49^a	<LOD	113.84±5.74^b
		4	81.39±4.90^b	ND	137.37±27.17^a
		6	27.73±1.17^a	ND	17.62±6.52^b
		Mean	88.54±89.62^a	<LOD	71.05±58.92^a
	ZEA	0	ND	ND	ND
		2	ND	ND	39.07±34.40^a
		4	ND	ND	342.74±37.90^a
		6	ND	N.D	139.64±15.63^a
		Mean	ND	ND	130.36±140.55^a

DON, deoxynivalenol; NIV, nivalenol; ZEA, zearalenone.
LOD, limit of detection (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol: 17 μg/kg; zearalenone: 3 μg/kg).
Values are mean±SD μg/kg, Means with the different letter within rows were significantly different (p<0.05).
ND, not detected.
Average of all periods.