Yeast contamination potential in a carbonated soft drink industry
Components of the filling valve in a gravity filling machine namely, tulip rubber, spreader rubber and vent tube were analyzed for yeasts using the membrane filtration method. After 5 days incubation, it was found that the tulip rubber had the highest yeast count of 9 cfu/20mls while the vent tube h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)
2006-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management |
| Online Access: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/17334 |
| Summary: | Components of the filling valve in a gravity filling machine namely, tulip rubber, spreader rubber and vent tube were analyzed for yeasts using the membrane filtration method. After 5 days incubation, it was found that the tulip rubber had the highest yeast count of 9 cfu/20mls while the vent tube had the least count of 5 cfu/20mls. This indicates that the tulip rubber has the highest potential for contaminating finished products. Therefore, the tulip rubbers should be taken as a critical control point for control of yeast contamination during carbonated soft drink production. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management Vol. 10(3) 2006: 157-158 |
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| ISSN: | 2659-1502 2659-1499 |