Table 2.
Microbial counts of B-nest-Bev produced by various processes
| Microbiological quality | Non-acidified | Acidified | Sterilization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTLT | HTST | LTLT | HTST | 118 °C/25 min | 121 °C/11 min | |
| Coliform (MPN/g) | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | – | – |
| Escherichia coli (MPN/g) | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | – | – |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MPN/g) | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | – | – |
| Salmonella sp. (/25 g) | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | – | – |
| Bacillus cereus (CFU/g) | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | – | – |
| Clostridium perfringens (CFU/g) | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | – | – |
| Total viable count (CFU/g) | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | – | – |
| Yeast and mold (CFU/g) | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | – | – |
| Mesophiles, aerobe | –* | – | – | – | Negative | Negative |
| Mesophiles, anaerobe | – | – | – | – | Negative | Negative |
| Thermophiles, aerobe | – | – | – | – | Negative | Negative |
| Thermophiles, anaerobe | – | – | – | – | Negative | Negative |
See Table 1 footnote
* Analysis was not conducted