Research Article
Physicochemical Characteristics and Microbiological Quality of Honey Produced in Benin
Table 2
Results of the microbiological analysis.
| seasons | Areas | Microorganisms | TMAF (cfu/g) | Yeasts and molds (cfu/g) | Total coliforms (cfu/g) | Sulfite-reducing anaerobic (cfu/g) | Salmonella spp.(cfu/g) |
| Dry | Sudanian | 1.81 × 102 | 9.09 × 102 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | S. Guinean | 1.90 × 102 | 1.34 × 103 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | Guinean | 2 × 102 | 8.18 × 102 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | Mean | 1.90 × 102 | 9.54 × 102 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence |
| Rainy | Sudanian | 2.90 × 102 | 1.09 × 103 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | S. Guinean | 2.45 × 102 | 1.2 × 103 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | Guinean | 2.27 × 102 | 1 × 103 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence | Mean | 2.54 × 102 | 1.1 × 103 | <10 cfu/g | <10 cfu/g | Absence |
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