The Microbiological Quality Of Ready-To Eat Prepackaged Of African Salad Sold In Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria:- Ogueri Nneoma I
ABSTRACT
The
microbiological quality of ready-to-eat prepackaged African salad were
analyzed. Ten indication. Bacterial species Escherichia coli has the highest
value of percentage with 10(34.48%), follow by bacillus and staphylococcus
aureus with percentage of 7(24.13%) and 6(20.69%) while the list found in
serratia, salmonella and klebsiella species has 2(6.90%) each respectively. The
fungal species Rhodotorula spp were found to be the highest with 7(41.19%)
follow by Aspergillus Niger with 6(35.29%) while Aspergillus Flavus and
Fusarium oxysporum has 2(11.76%) each respectively. African salad as seen from
this report is a nutritious food, fit for all age groups. Special care however,
has to be taken in its preparation as contaminants could be introduced through
the ingredients. Education offood handlers and the general public on food
safety measures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) implementation is
imperative. viii samples of African salad were purchased from two food serving
areas (motor parks and market in Umuahia. The predominant bacterial isolates
from African salad belong to Bacillus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Escherichia
coli, klebsiella spp, Enterococci, samollena spp and Shigella spp respectively.
While fungal spp isolated include; Saccharomyces, Mucor, Rhizopus and
Aspergillus respectively. The mean microbial load count range from 0.5 ±0.0 to
5.6 ±0.1 and the MPN of coliform count range from 2-12 coliform while peace
mass sample has no coliform
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OGUERI, I (2026). The Microbiological Quality Of Ready-To Eat Prepackaged Of African Salad Sold In Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria:- Ogueri Nneoma I. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Mar 13, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-microbiological-quality-of-ready-to-eat-prepackaged-of-african-salad-sold-in-umuahia-abia-state-nigeria-ogueri-nneoma-i-7-2
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IHEANYI, OGUERI. "The Microbiological Quality Of Ready-To Eat Prepackaged Of African Salad Sold In Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria:- Ogueri Nneoma I" Mouau.afribary.org (2026). Accessed 13 Mar. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-microbiological-quality-of-ready-to-eat-prepackaged-of-african-salad-sold-in-umuahia-abia-state-nigeria-ogueri-nneoma-i-7-2