Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Effect of different packaging materials and storage temperatures on the microbiological quality of sweet corn
Author(s): SS Magar, DT Bornare and SK Deo
Abstract: Sweet corn (Zea mays rugosa) a member of the Gramineae is an annual grass of poece family. The shelf life of a sweet corn is a few days due to high moisture content. Therefore investigation was carried out to study the effect packaging material and storage temperature on the microbial quality of sweet corn in order to determine suitable packaging material and storage temperature. Sweet corn kernels were blanched for various temperatures (75 ËšC, 80 ËšC, 85 ËšC, 90 ËšC, 95 ËšC and 100 ËšC) for various times (3 to 5 minutes) then packed in to LDPE pouches and PP containers and stored at 4 ËšC and -18 ËšC. And packed sweet corn kernels were analysed for microbial growth in order to determine suitable packaging material. And this process was optimized on the basis of microbial load that is total plate count and yeast and mould growth. The sample blanched at 100 ËšC for 5 minutes packed in to LDPE and stored at -18 ËšC have very slow microbial growth up to 90 days.
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SS Magar, DT Bornare, SK Deo. Effect of different packaging materials and storage temperatures on the microbiological quality of sweet corn. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):3264-3269.
