Effects of different packaging materials on microbiological, physio-chemical and organoleptic quality of zobo drink storage at room temperature

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2848-2852

  Nwafor, O E ^a   Ikenebomeh, M J ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Microbiological; Organoleptic; Packaging; Physic chemical; Temperature; Zobo

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; GLASS BOTTLE; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PH; PLASTIC BOTTLE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZOBO DRINK;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; LACTOBACILLUS; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 67650503958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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