Research Article
Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Versatile Pharmaceutical Excipient and Nutraceutical
Table 3
Microbial quality of hot water soluble CPH pectin.
| | Test protocol | Results | Inference |
| Total aerobic viable count of sample
(BP 2007 specification: ≤1 × 105 cfu/mL) | 1.2 × 101 cfu/mL | Passed | Test for Escherichia coli, MCA/37°C/48 h
(BP 2007 specification: nil) | None detected | Passed | Test for Staphylococcus aureus, MSA/37°C/48 h
(BP 2007 specification: nil) | None detected | Passed | Test for Salmonella spp., BSA/37°C/48 h
(BP 2007 specification: nil) | None detected | Passed | Test for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, CA/37°C/48 h
(BP 2007 specification: nil) | None detected | Passed | Test for yeasts and moulds, SDA/25°C/5 days
(BP 2007 specification: ≤1.0 × 104 cfu/mL) | None detected | Passed |
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MCA = MacConkey agar; MSA = Mannitol salt agar; BSA = Bismuth sulphite agar; CA = Cetrimide agar; SDA = Sabouraud dextrose agar.
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