International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1314) Last page : (1317)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5441
Microbiological Quality Analysis of Street Vended Fruit Juices in Hyderabad City, India
Srinath D.*
Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, R.nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana-500030, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: datlasrinath@gmail.com
Received: 4.08.2017 | Revised: 16.08.2017 | Accepted: 17.08.2017
ABSTRACT
Microbial contamination of fruit juices sold by street vendors has become a global health problem. Street vended fruit juices sold in almost all the cities throughout India are consumed by huge population. The present study was undertaken to investigate the microbiological quality of street vended fruit juices sold in the selected areas of Hyderabad. One ice sample and three fruit juices like apple juice, sapota juice and grape juice samples were aseptically collected from three different areas. The samples were analyzed by standard procedures within an hour of procurement. Water and ice used by street fruit juice vendors was microbiologically unsafe. Shop located alongside roads with heavy vehicular traffic or waste disposal systems and overcrowding further increases the degree of contamination. Analysis of the fruit juice samples revealed high loads of Total bacterial count in all the samples varied 3x10⁻⁷ cfu/ ml in sapota, 17x10⁻⁴ cfu/ml in apple, grape juice and water contained bacterial count below detectable level. Yeast/Moulds are 22x10⁻⁴ cfu/ml in sapota, 26x10⁻⁴ cfu/ml in apple, grape juice and water contained Yeast/Moulds count below detectable level.
Key words: Street vended fruit juice, microbial contamination, hygiene.
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Cite this article: Srinath, D., Microbiological Quality Analysis of Street Vended Fruit Juices in Hyderabad City, India, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1314-1317 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5441
