Adsorption is a strategy for reducing mycotoxin contamination in food, standing out among other approaches due to its simplicity and efficiency. In addition, the potential use of biosorbents makes this strategy even more promising. Thus, the aim of this systematic review was to identify adsorbents used for mycotoxin removal in food and beverages, and evaluate the potential of biosorbents as an alternative material for mycotoxin mitigation. For this purpose, the review was conducted following the PRISMA methodology, with a bibliographic search performed in the ScienceDirect, Web of Science, SciELO, and Scopus databases. A total of 48 manuscripts were included in this systematic review, of which 58% used biosorbents and 42% employed synthetic adsorbent materials. The variability in food matrices, mycotoxin concentrations, and operational parameters prevented direct comparison between synthetic adsorbents and biosorbents. Overall, the findings highlight the diversity of adsorbent materials available for mycotoxin removal and point to the need for further studies standardizing experimental conditions to enable more comprehensive comparisons across adsorbents.
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