Toxins Found In Flour/Starch

Natural Toxins
-Amines and monoamine oxidase inhibitors with chemicals neurotransmitters like tyramine, tryptamine, serotonin, adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine
-Proteinase inhibitor like alpha amylase and trypsin inhibitors
-Lectins
-Coeliac sprue (gluten enteropathy)
-Solanum alkloids - esp glycoalkaloid
-Isoflavone glycosides
-Coumestans, lignans

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
-PAHs - present in low level in cereals mostly due to aerial deposition

Heavy Metals
-Cadmium
-Chromium
-Nickel

Pesticides

Mold Toxin
-Citreoviridin
-Ochratoxin A
-Ergot Alkaloids
-Aflatoxins
-Fusaria toxins (Including T2 toxin [type A trichothecene], Diacetoxyscirpenol [type A trichothecene], Deoxynivalenol [type B trichothecene], zearalenone, fumonisins, moniliformin, fasaric acid)

Baterial Toxins
-Bacillus spp.
-Miscellaneous Enterobacteriaceae
-Listeria
-Clostridium botulinum
-Clostridium perfringens