Table 1.
pH, salt content, moisture, total volatile base nitrogen (TVBN), aerobic plate count (APC), total coliforms (TC), and Escherichia coli in 10 milkfish dumpling samples from retail stores in southern Taiwan.
| Sample | pH value | Salt content (%) | Moisture (%) | TVBN (mg/100 g) | APC (log CFU/g) | TC (MPN/g) | E. coli (MPN/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.38 | 0.49 | 64.80 | 4.39 | 5.52 | 10,000 | < 3 |
| 2 | 6.01 | 0.43 | 60.44 | 4.90 | 6.58 | 15,400 | 200 |
| 3 | 5.12 | 0.48 | 58.93 | 10.78 | 8.11 | 28,700 | 100 |
| 4 | 5.79 | 0.47 | 67.68 | 5.97 | 6.38 | 19,400 | < 3 |
| 5 | 5.26 | 0.51 | 68.34 | 6.35 | 7.54 | 23,200 | 5000 |
| 6 | 5.61 | 0.52 | 68.62 | 7.14 | 6.68 | 27,300 | < 3 |
| 7 | 5.48 | 0.56 | 59.83 | 10.97 | 7.13 | 120,000 | 1700 |
| 8 | 5.74 | 0.40 | 60.67 | 8.35 | 6.77 | 14,000 | < 3 |
| 9 | 5.48 | 0.54 | 57.59 | 6.53 | 7.29 | 40,400 | 2200 |
| 10 | 5.38 | 0.34 | 73.82 | 8.12 | 7.35 | 16,500 | 400 |
| Mean ± S.D. | 5.52 ± 0.27 | 0.47 ± 0.07 | 64.07 ± 5.36 | 7.35 ± 2.25 | 6.93 ± 0.72 | 31,490 ± 32,326 | 960 ± 1623 |
APC = aerobic plate count; TC = total coliforms; TVBN = total volatile base nitrogen.