. 2021 Sep 23;30(10):1393–1401. doi: 10.1007/s10068-021-00974-0

Table 1.

Quantitative (log₁₀ CFU/g) of bacterial count isolated from seasonal fresh-cut fruit products

Season	Sample	Raw material	Type of microorganism¹
Season	Sample	Raw material	TAB	Coliform	E. coli	Y/M	S. aureus	B. cereus
Winter (February-March)	1	Cherry tomatoes, grapes, pear	3.42±1.06^2ef3	0.76±0.13^e	ND⁴	3.15±0.64^cd	ND	ND^b
	2	Apple, cherry tomatoes, grapes	3.82±1.12^def	3.51±0.61^a	ND	1.56±1.92^e	ND	ND^b
	3	Pineapple	ND^g	ND^e	ND	3.73±0.25^bcd	ND	ND^b
	4	Apple, grapes, pear	4.67±0.92^abcd	ND^e	ND	1.72±0.59^e	ND	ND^b
	5	Apple, dragon fruit, grapes, green grapes, green kiwi, orange, pineapple, tomatoes	1.24±0.45^g	0.70±0.00^e	ND	3.16±0.42^cd	ND	1.70±0.00^b
Spring (April-May)	6	Pineapple	0.82±0.27^g	ND^e	ND	6.77±0.33^a	ND	ND^b
	7	Apple, dragon fruit, grapes, green kiwi, orange, pineapple	4.74±0.70^abcd	0.91±0.47^e	ND	6.22±0.76^a	ND	ND^b
	8	Apple, cherry tomatoes, grapes, pineapple	4.06±0.23^cdef	1.96±1.57^c	ND	6.31±0.77^a	ND	ND^b
	9	Cherry tomatoes, grapes, green kiwi, pineapples, sweet persimmons	2.95±2.33^f	1.06±0.37^de	ND	3.38±0.28^bcd	ND	ND^b
	10	Apples, cherry tomatoes, grapes, green kiwi, oranges, pineapples, sweet persimmons	3.07±0.56^ef	1.72±0.55^cd	ND	4.23±0.16^bc	ND	ND^b
Summer (June-July)	11	Apple, citrus, dragon fruit, grapes, green kiwi, orange, pineapple, tomatoes	3.52±0.82^def	1.13±0.40^de	ND	3.68±0.36^bcd	ND	2.08±0.47^a
	12	Pineapple	1.24±0.48^g	0.70±0.00^e	ND	4.49±0.43^b	ND	1.70±0.00^b
	13	Melon	5.05±0.97^abc	2.89±1.06^ab	ND	3.25±1.11^cd	ND	ND^b
	14	Melon	5.78±0.64^a	2.10±0.33^bc	ND	4.00±0.35^bcd	ND	ND^b
	15	Watermelon	5.46±0.82^ab	2.54±0.89^bc	ND	3.28±0.28^cd	ND	ND^b
Fall (August-October)	16	Orange, pear	4.28±0.30^bcde	0.98±0.17^de	ND	2.89±0.96^d	ND	ND^b
	17	Grapes, pear	3.70±0.52^def	ND^e	ND	2.91±0.47^d	ND	ND^b
	18	Melon, tomatoes	5.50±0.61^a	2.36±0.41^bc	ND	2.85±1.23^d	ND	ND^b
	19	Melon, watermelon	4.26±0.44^bcde	2.13±0.62^bc	ND	4.48±0.54^b	ND	ND^b
	20	Dragon fruit, fig, watermelon	5.13±0.68^abc	2.51±0.49^bc	ND	3.85±0.94^bcd	ND	ND^b
Total			3.67±1.73	1.54±1.01	ND	3.80±1.51	ND	1.72±0.13

¹ Detection limit was 0.7 log₁₀ CFU/g for TAB (total aerobic bacteria), coliforms, E. coli, and Y/M (yeast/mold) and 1.70 log₁₀ CFU/g for S. aureus, and B. cereus, respectively.

²Means ± standard deviation (n = 5).

³Means with no significant difference among the same lowercase letters in the same column (P > 0.05).

⁴ND: not detected