Influence of storage temperature about microbiological quality of hamburgers raw commercialized at Niterói city

Authors

  • Jorge Luiz Fortuna Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)
  • Elmiro Rosendo Nascimento Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Robson Maia Franco Universidade Federal Fluminense

Keywords:

Hamburger, Mesophilic Aerobic, Temperature.

Abstract

Standard plate count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria indicates the hygienic-sanitary quality of the food. This study aimed to enumerate mesophilic aerobic bacteria in hamburgers sold in formal trade of Niterói-RJ; identifying measured temperatures of refrigerated counters and the temperatures of raw hamburgers exposed in counters; and determining the correlation coefficient of results. Was collected 80 samples of hamburgers. Of the hamburgers analyzed, 43 (53.75%) had counts above the recommended indicating low quality of these products.

Author Biographies

Jorge Luiz Fortuna, Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)

Professor Assistente de Microbiologia do curso de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) - Campus X

Elmiro Rosendo Nascimento, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Docente do curso de pós-graduação da Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal Fluminense

Robson Maia Franco, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Docente do curso de pós-graduação da Faculdade de Veterinária da Universidade Federal Fluminense

Published

2014-05-28

How to Cite

Fortuna, J. L., Nascimento, E. R., & Franco, R. M. (2014). Influence of storage temperature about microbiological quality of hamburgers raw commercialized at Niterói city. Scientia Plena, 10(5). Retrieved from https://www.scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/1755

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