Table 2.

Microbiological analysis of fresh date flesh samples.

Name of market	Name of sample	Microbiological parameters (log CFU/gm)
		TABC	TCC	E. coli	Yeast & Molds
Mohammadpur	Nagal	<1.0∗	<1.0	<1.0	3.0
	Dhapas	4.51	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Boroi	3.95	<1.0	<1.0	3.30
	Morium	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0	4.69
	Tunisia	4.20	<1.0	<1.0	3.70
New market	Nagal	5.65	<1.0	<1.0	5.36
	Dhapas	5.23	<1.0	<1.0	3.60
	Boroi	4.00	<1.0	<1.0	3.78
	Morium	4.34	<1.0	<1.0	3.48
	Tunisia	4.81	<1.0	<1.0	3.78
Mirpur	Nagal	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0	4.93
	Dhapas	3.95	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Boroi	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Morium	3.70	<1.0	<1.0	3.60
	Tunisia	4.85	<1.0	<1.0	4.88
Karwan Bazar	Nagal	4.18	<1.0	<1.0	4.89
	Dhapas	4.45	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Boroi	4.08	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Morium	4.11	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Tunisia	4.58	<1.0	<1.0	4.36
Uttara	Nagal	3.30	<1.0	<1.0	3.30
	Dhapas	4.53	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Boroi	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0	3.30
	Morium	3.85	<1.0	<1.0	3.48
	Tunisia	3.48	<1.0	<1.0	3.70

∗<1.0: below detection limit; lowest detection limit 1.0 Log CFU/gm