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Microbial Contamination of Vended Fruit
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study assessed the microbiological quality of various ready-to-eat vended fruits sold in Abakpa main market, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Microbiological analysis was conducted on 17 samples which included carrot, watermelon (sliced), pineapple (sliced), cucumber and tiger nuts. In the total aerobic plate count, Tiger nuts had the highest count, followed by watermelon (sliced), pineapple (sliced) and carrot with cucumber having the lowest total aerobic counts.
Moreover, carrot had the highest total fungal count followed by watermelon, cucumber and pineapple. There was no significant grow
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Fresh fruits are an important part of modern day diet in many parts of the world as they are rich source of nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and other naturally occurring phytochemicals which are of health and therapeutic benefit (Little and Metchell, 2004). For their nutritive value, man has been utilizing fresh fruits for the production of varieties of consumables like juices, jams, beverages, wines and/or eaten directly as food (Angela et al., 2010). Ready-to-eat fruits are fruits that ca ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]In West Africa the seeds are made into pulp and added as thickener to soups. They are also fermented to produce a sweetener locally called ‘ogiri’ or they are roasted, pounded, wrapped in leaves and then boiled to produce another sweetener called ‘igbãlo’. The residue from oil extraction is made into balls that are fried to produce a local snack called ‘robo’ in Nigeria, or is used as cattle feed. The residue from oil extraction is made into balls that are fried to produce a local snack called ‘robo’ in Nigeria, or is used as cattle feed (Loiy Elssir et al., 2011). Immuno-h ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]METHODOLOGY 3.1. Study Area This study was conducted in Applied Microbiology Laboratory Unit, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki while the samples were collected from different fruit vendors in Abakpa Main Market, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Abakpa Main Market, Abakaliki, also known as “meat market” is the largest market in Ebonyi State with different people selling different items like foodstuffs, fruits, vegetables, wears and other exciting goods. A great number of traders there are involved in fruit selling. And most of them are sliced or processed because most of their customers may n ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]4.0 RESULTS The results of the microbial contamination of the processed vended fruit samples collected from different fruit vendors in Abakpa Main market, Abakaliki are presented in the following tables. Table 1 shows the result of the average microbial load of the vended fruit samples in Colony forming unit per ml (CFU ml-1). It reveals that tiger nuts has the highest average total aerobic plate count of 1.03×106, followed by watermelon (sliced), 1.0×106, while cucumber has the lowest. 3.5×105. Moreover, in the total fungal count, carrot was the highest of 1.42×106, followed b ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]DISCUSSION AND CONLUSION 5.1 Discussion Fruits in general, though very rich in vitamins and mineral elements, could pose a danger to human health if they are not properly treated prior to consumption as a result of the presence harmful microbial agents. The results obtained from the microbial assessment of some vended ready-to-eat fresh fruits in Abakaliki main market reveals the presence of bacteria pathogens affecting vegetable fruits such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella spp, Pseudomonas spp and mucor spp; this is in consonance with previous repo ... Continue Reading
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study assessed the microbiological quality of various ready-to-eat vended fruits sold in Abakpa main market, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Microbiological analysis was conducted on 17 samples which included carrot, watermelon (sliced), pineapple (sliced), cucumber and tiger nuts. In the total aerobic plate count, Tiger nuts had the highest count, followed by watermelon (sliced), pineapple (sliced) and carrot with cucumber having the lowest total aerobic counts.
Moreover, carrot had the highest total fungal count followed by watermelon, cucumber and pineapple. There was no significant grow
... Continue Reading
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