Variation in physico-chemical, organoleptic and microbial qualities of intermediate moisture pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) slices during storage

Table 2 TSS (⁰Brix), Acidity (g/100 g) and microbial quality of intermediate moisture pineapple slices during storage

TSS (⁰Brix)					ACIDITY (g/100 g)				BACTERIA(10⁻⁵ cfu/g)^a				FUNGI(10⁻³ cfu/g)^a				YEAST(10⁻⁴ cfu/g)^a
Storage	KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS		KEW		MAURITIUS
Storage	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*	A*	L*
INITIAL	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	1.600	1.600	1.600	1.600	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
1MAS	71.20	71.00	71.10	72.00	1.580	1.600	1.180	1.200	ND	ND	1	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	11	ND	ND	ND
2MAS	71.00	71.00	71.05	71.50	1.110	1.150	1.000	1.130	1	1	ND	1	ND	ND	ND	ND	13	ND	ND	ND
3MAS	70.00	70.80	71.00	71.50	0.896	1.025	1.020	1.100	2.5	3	2	2	ND	ND	ND	ND	15	2.6	ND	ND
SE (± d)	0.132				0.157				0.923				0.000				4.038
SE (± m)	0.094				0.111				0.653				0.000				2.855
CD (0.05) (A X B XC)	0.281				NS				NS				NS				NS

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