Microbial deterioration of traditional alcoholic beverages in Nigeria
1999
Sanni, A.I. | Onilude, A.A. | Fadahunsi, I.F. | Afolabi, R.O.
A study was carried out to investigate the microbiological quality and physico-chemical changes of "aged" cereal-based traditional alcoholic beverages in Nigeria. There were variations in the microorganisms isolated from sekete, pito and burukutu at post-production time of 72 h, but Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Acetobacter aceti, A. hansenii, A. pasteurianus, Alcaligenes, Flavobacterium, Lactobacillus plantarum and L. brevis were common to all samples. A vinegary flavour and off-odour were the pronounced characteristics of the deteriorating beverages. The decrease in the ethanol from 3% in the fresh product to 1% at the end of 72 h retailing period is proportional to the acetic acid content of the drinks. However, slight decreases were observed for lactic, malic, succinic and formic acid constituents of the beverages. Although no enterobacteriaceae was isolated, some of the identified isolates are potentially pathogenic, and can become injurious to the health of the consumers of "aged" batches of the beverages.
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