Nutritional Quality and Safety of Complementary Foods Developed from Blends of Staple Grains and Honey Bee Larvae (Apis mellifera)

Table 7

Microbiological counts (log₁₀ CFU/g) of the developed complementary foods after three and six months of storage and commercial wean mix.

Microorganisms	At 3 months		At 6 months		Commercial wean mix	Limit
	ComF01	ComF02	ComF01	ComF02
E. coli	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	<1
S. aureus	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	<1
Salmonella	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	0/25 g
Shigella	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	0/25 g
Total plate count	3.36	3.04	3.46	3.17	Nil	<5
Yeast	2.00	2.00	2.30	2.18	Nil	<3
Molds	2.17	2.30	2.60	2.40	Nil	<3

Results are presented as means. CFU: colony forming units; nd: not detected; [64, 79].