Table 1.
Total aerobic bacterial load of Panipuri
| Sample No. | Viable count (log10 cfu/ml of Khatta pani, log10 cfu/g of Potato masala) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | MA | SS | XLD | TCBS | EMB | ||||||||
| Khatta pani | Potato masala | Khatta pani | Potato masala | Khatta pani | Potato masala | Khatta pani | Potato masala | Khatta pani | Potato masala | Khatta pani | Potato masala | ||
| 1 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | – | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 3.9 | 9.3 | – | 7.4 | – | 2.9 | – | 4.0 | – | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | |
| 3 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | |
| 4 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 3.8 | – | 4.3 | – | 3.5 | – | 4.1 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.8 | |
| 6 | 4.3 | 9.4 | – | 7.3 | – | 3.5 | – | 2.6 | – | 3.5 | – | 3.9 | |
| 7 | 3.5 | 10.2 | – | 7.1 | – | 6.0 | – | 5.8 | – | 2.5 | – | 3.8 | |
| 8 | 3.5 | 10.2 | – | 7.4 | – | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | – | 3.4 | – | 5.6 | |
| 9 | 4.5 | 10.4 | – | 7.2 | – | 2.4 | – | 3.1 | – | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | |
| 10 | 3.5 | 5.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | – | – | – | 3.5 | 5.9 | |
| 12 | 3.8 | 10.5 | – | 7.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 | – | 6.6 | – | 3.0 | – | 5.8 | |
--No valid plate count, NA Nutrient Agar, MA MacConkey Agar, SS Salmonella Shigella, XLD Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate, TCBS Thiosulphate Citrate Bilesalt Sucrose, EMB Eosine Methelene Blue.