Table 1.

Microbial means for control (0 kGy) and irradiated (2, 4, 6 kGy) in spices powder during room temperature storage

Gamma dose (kGy)	Days	Red chili	Turmeric	Cumin	Coriander	Garlic	Ginger	Black pepper
0	0	2.46 × 105	1.62 × 105	1.54 × 104	4.75 × 103	3.09 × 104	1.37 × 103	3.59 × 104
	180	2.95 × 105	2.38 × 105	2.38 × 104	5.18 × 103	4.72 × 104	4.07 × 103	4.05 × 104
2	0	4.47 × 103	1.37 × 103	9.53 × 102	2.65 × 102	2.45 × 102	ND	2.55 × 102
	180	3.73 × 102	6.16 × 102	5.06 × 102	2.05 × 102	1.25 × 102	ND	2.05 × 102
4	0	6.25 × 102	4.23 × 102	ND	ND	ND	–	ND
	180	5.00 × 102	2.30 × 102	ND	ND	ND	–	ND
6	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

ND = Not detectable (the minimum detection level as 10 CFU/g)

Values are means of triplicate experiments (n = 3)

Dash (-) = Absence of microorganisms (no microbial colonies)