Table 3.
Effect of postirradiation on microbial load (CFU/g) of cooked Mallow during 20 days of storage at 3°C ± 1°C (n=3).
| Dose (kGy) | Total aerobic mesophilic flora (CFU/g) | Fecal coliforms (CFU/g) | Molds and yeast (CFU/g) | Staphylococcus aureus (CFU/g) | Salmonella (CFU/g) | Total coliforms (CFU/g) | ||||||||||||
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| Days | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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| 0 | 3×102±30 | 4×103±52 | 2×105±34 | Abs∗ | Abs | Abs | 1 | 4 | 36 ± 5 | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | 103±22 | 4×103±28 | 4×104 ± 62 |
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| 2 | <10 | 19 | 2×102±38 | Abs | Abs | Abs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | <10 | <10 | 102± 51 |
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| 4 | <10 | 13 | 102 ±25 | Abs | Abs | Abs | 0 | 0 | 0 | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | Abs | <10 | <10 | 10 |