Microbial and Chemical Safety of Solid and Liquid Ngu Used in Umuahia General Market:- Arua, Cynthia N
ABSTRACT
This work aimed to determine the mineral
content of the solid and liquid ngu, evaluate the heavy metals in the solid and
liquid ngu and to evaluate the microbial (total bacterial load count of liquid
and solid ngu sold in Orie Ugba and Ubani market). The mineral and bacterial
load of the samples were analysed. The result obtained showed that the sodium,
potassium, calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium of the liquid and solid ngu
samples ranged from 0.011- 0.015mg/100ml and 0.012- 0.016mg/l00g respectively,
0.21 - 0.26mg/l00ml and 0.21- 0.27mg/100g respectively, 10.77 - 11.04mg/100ml
and 10.31- 13.77mg/100g respectively, 3.91- 4.94mg/l 00ml and 4.61 -
5.91mg/l00g respectively, 1.86 - 2.25mg/ 100ml and 1.99- 2.91mg/100g
respectively and 24.10 - 29.45mg/1 00ml and 25.70 - 39.25mg/100g respectively. The
result of the total bacterial load count showed that there was no load count in
the solid samples, except in one ( l .6x I 0 5 ), while in the liquid samples,
the load count ranged from O in most samples to 2.3x 10°. Organisms isolated
from the samples include staphylococcus aureus, klebsiella spp and pseudomonas
aureginosa.
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ARUA, A (2024). Microbial and Chemical Safety of Solid and Liquid Ngu Used in Umuahia General Market:- Arua, Cynthia N. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-and-chemical-safety-of-solid-and-liquid-ngu-used-in-umuahia-general-market-arua-cynthia-n-7-2
ARUA, ARUA. "Microbial and Chemical Safety of Solid and Liquid Ngu Used in Umuahia General Market:- Arua, Cynthia N" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 25 Jun. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-and-chemical-safety-of-solid-and-liquid-ngu-used-in-umuahia-general-market-arua-cynthia-n-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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ARUA, ARUA. "Microbial and Chemical Safety of Solid and Liquid Ngu Used in Umuahia General Market:- Arua, Cynthia N" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-and-chemical-safety-of-solid-and-liquid-ngu-used-in-umuahia-general-market-arua-cynthia-n-7-2