ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research ISSN 2241-9837 Vol. 13 (2), pp. 001-004, February, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Assesment of some microbiological and chemical properties of pismaniye sweet
Lutfiye Yilmaz-Ersan1*, Arzu Akpinar-Bayizit1, Tulay Ozcan1, Oya Irmak Sahin2 and Pinar Aydinol3
1Department of Food Engineering, Uludag University, Gorukle 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
2Armutlu vocational school, Department of food processing, Yolova University, Armutlu, 77500, yalova, Turkey.
3Mustafakemalpasa Vocational schoo, Department of food Technology, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
Accepted 15 January, 2019
Abstract
The objective of this research was to determine some microbiological and chemical properties of pismaniye sweet. A total of 47 plain and with cacao pismaniye samples were purchased from retail markets in the Marmara region, Turkey. Mean moisture, ash, fat and total sugar contents were found as 3.16 to 3.31, 0.18 to 0.23, 11.67 to 11.87 and 37.10 to 35.72%, for plain and with cacao, respectively. The microbial counts were in the range of 3.05 to 3.12 log cfu g-1 for total mesophilic aerobic bacteria (TMAB). 2.19 to 2.51 log cfu g-1 for yeast and mould, 0.17 to 0.59 log cfu g-1 for total Coliform group bacteria. It was observed that 51.06% of samples were contaminated by Staphylococcus types, 42.55% by Salmonella-Shigella and 10.64% by Escherichia coli. The microbiological findings showed the presence of high counts of microorganisms depending on poor sanitary practices due to empiric traditional manufacturing procedures.
Key words: Pismaniye sweet, quality characteristics.