Table 4.
Microbial quality of orange-fleshed sweet potato based complementary foods and Weanimix.
| Sample | APC (cfu/g) | Mold & Yeast | Bacillus cereus | Enterobacteria | Fungi | Salmonella |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFSCri | 38 × 101 | Mold = 0 Yeast = 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | None Detected |
| OFSPal | 89 × 102 | Mold = 30 Yeast = 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | None Detected |
| OFSSoy | 127 × 103 | Mold = 0 Yeast = 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | None Detected |
| Weanimix | 1 × 101 | Mold = 0 Yeast = 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | None Detected |
| FDA standard † | 1 × 103–1 × 104 | Not specified | 1 × 102–1 × 103 | 1 × 101–1 × 102 | Not specified | 0 |
APC: Aerobic plate count, OFSCri: Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) + Cricket, OFSPal: OFSP + Palm weevil larvae, OFSSoy: OFSP + Soybean, Weanimix: Maize + Peanut + Soybean, † FDA: Ghana Food and Drugs Authority standard for dried products requiring heating to boiling before consumption.