BARLEY Definition
Raw materials
Among the cultivated varieties are:
Barley is an annual monocot plant belonging to the family of Poaceae (grass). It is a cereal of great importance both for human and animal consumption and it is the fifth most cultivated cereal in the world (53 million hectares or 132 million acres).
Winter barleys, resistant to cold weather up to approximately -15 ° C that may have flat spikes with two
Aflatoxins Citrinina
lines of grains (these lines are
Deoxinivalenol
called “rows”) or cylindrical
Ochratoxin A
spikes with six rows of grain.
Its distribution is generally similar to that of wheat.
MYCOTOXINS FOUND MAINLY IN BARLEY
Winter barley varieties are
Zearalenone
planted in late September or early October, since they need to be well established before the start of winter. Spring barleys, sensitive to
There are two types of barleys: The two-row barley or tremesina, The six-row barley or Spanish.
frost damage and with a shorter growth cycle, are
AUTHORIZED AND RECOMMENDED LEVELS OF MYCOTOXINS
planted in February or March. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS Exclusively for AFB1, with a maximum of 20 ppb in any raw material for animal feed.