Table 6.
Total microbial count of guava juice during storage.
| Sample |
Storage (Days) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 90 | |
| S1 | 4.33 ± 0.47 | 90.33 ± 9.98 | (24.33 ± 7.04) × 10 | (47.33 ± 7.41) × 104 | (76.33 ± 7.36) × 107 | (30.33 ± 4.99) × 109 | (53.67 ± 7.76) × 109 |
| S2 | 4.67 ± 1.70 | 7.00 ± 1.63 | 14.33 ± 3.40 | 15.33 ± 5.31 | 20.67 ± 4.50 | 34.00 ± 6.98 | 51.33 ± 6.94 |
| S3 | 6.33 ± 1.25 | 26.67 ± 7.59 | (13.33 ± 5.79) × 10 | (57.00 ± 7.35) × 10 | (23.00 ± 4.90) × 103 | (12.33 ± 2.87) × 105 | (22.00 ± 4.55) × 106 |
| S4 | 4.33 ± 1.25 | 16.67 ± 3.30 | 53.67 ± 12.23 | (21.67 ± 4.92) × 10 | (97.33 ± 8.22) × 102 | (17.33 ± 4.92) × 104 | (12.33 ± 3.30) × 105 |
| S5 | 2.67 ± 1.25 | 8.33 ± 2.87 | 15.33 ± 4.92 | 36.00 ± 6.16 | (92.00 ± 6.16) × 10 | (18.33 ± 5.31) × 103 | (20.67 ± 3.68) × 104 |
| S6 | 3.67 ± 1.25 | 60.67 ± 9.81 | (22.67 ± 6.55) × 10 | (16.33 ± 6.55) × 102 | (58.00 ± 7.79) × 102 | (32.00 ± 7.79) × 105 | (11.67 ± 3.40) × 107 |
| S7 | 4.00 ± 0.82 | 28.00 ± 6.16 | 71.33 ± 7.59 | (35.67 ± 6.94) × 10 | (17.33 ± 3.68) × 102 | (47.00 ± 6.53) × 104 | (79.00 ± 4.08) × 105 |
| S8 | 3.67 ± 1.70 | 11.67 ± 3.40 | 33.67 ± 7.04 | (21.33 ± 7.41) × 10 | (65.00 ± 9.09) × 102 | (76.33 ± 5.31) × 103 | (78.33 ± 6.13) × 104 |
S1 = Juice (without preservative) at RMT; S2 = Juice (without preservative) at RFT (4 °C); S3 = Juice contained KMS 150 ppm; S4 = Juice contained KMS 200 ppm; S5 = Juice contained KMS 250 ppm; S6 = Juice contained Sodium Benzoate 150 ppm; S7 = Juice contained Sodium Benzoate 200 ppm; S8 = Juice contained Sodium Benzoate 250 ppm.