26Jun 2017

BACTERIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF RASGULLA SYRUP SOLD AT DIFFERENT SHOPS OF SILCHAR, ASSAM, INDIA.

  • Institutional Biotech Hub, Gurucharan College, Silchar, Assam, India.
  • Department of Biotechnology, Gurucharan College Silchar, Assam, India.
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Sweet prepared from milk is an integral part of the culinary habits of people all over India. However, their rich nutrient content also provides an excellent environment for microbial growth. Ingestion of contaminated sweets are responsible for many foodborne diseases. In the present study, 28 rasgulla syrup samples were collected from different sweet shops of Silchar, Assam, India and their bacteriological assessment were performed. Total microbial load ranges from 1.52 ? 104 to 9.38 ? 104 cfu/ml and the isolates were identified as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp. and Bacillus spp, comprising 68% of total isolates. Few strains of Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Salmonella spp. and Shigella spp. were also observed, which often causes serious health effects. The findings of the present study revealed that the rasgulla syrup sold at different street shops of Silchar city constitute a diverse environmental bacteria. However, maintaining aseptic conditions during procurement, processing and distribution may reduce the bacterial contamination and increase the quality of rasgulla.

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[Satabdi Bhattacharjee, Nandan Bhattacharjee, Bibhas Deb and Soumitra Nath. (2017); BACTERIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF RASGULLA SYRUP SOLD AT DIFFERENT SHOPS OF SILCHAR, ASSAM, INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1975-1977] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Soumitra Nath
Department of Biotechnology, Gurucharan College Silchar, Assam, India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4630      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4630

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