Open AccessEvaluation of microbial contamination of produced juice and concentrate in West Azarbaijan Province, north west of Iran
Author(s) -
Nasrin Haghighat-Afshar,
Maryam Fakhernia,
Hassan Hassanzadazar,
Ramin Teymori,
Maryam Bolouki,
Abdolreza Korepaz,
Naser Ghazanfarirad,
Farzaneh Rahmanpour,
Mahmoud Bahmani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60736-2
Subject(s) - contamination , microorganism , food science , lactic acid , bacteria , fruit juice , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , genetics
Objective: To evaluate the microbial quality of the industrial produced fruit juices in West\udAzerbaijan Province of Iran.\udMethods: In this study, 150 samples of produced juices were studied for the presence of acid\udresistant bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, mold and yeasts using national standard methods of Iran.\udResults: Obtained results showed that 1 00% of all fruit juice samples were devoid of any\udmicrobes.\udConclusions: This study showed that consuming of industrial produced fruit juices are\udrecommended because of their hygienic conditions of production and no existence of microbial\udcontamination. While fresh fruit juices are contaminated with various microorganisms due to\udunsanitary conditions, therefore, their consuming are not recommended