Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh

Table 8

Microbial analysis in different brands of candies and chocolates available in the local market. Each sample was assessed three times.

(a)

Microbiological count of candy and chocolate brands (log CFU/g)
Microbiological parameters	S3		S4		S16		S20		S24
	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment
Total aerobic bacterial count	3.48	NA	3.34	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA
Total coliform count	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Escherichia coli	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Salmonella spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Pseudomonas spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Bacillus spp.	2.60	Present	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent

(b)

Microbiological count of candy and chocolate brands (log CFU/g)
Microbiological parameters	S25		S26		S32		S33		S34
	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment
Total aerobic bacterial count	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA
Total coliform count	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Escherichia coli	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Salmonella spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Pseudomonas spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Bacillus spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Absent

(c)

Microbiological count of candy and chocolate brands (log CFU/g)
Microbiological parameters	S35		S36		S37		S38		S39
	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment	Before enrichment	After enrichment
Total aerobic bacterial count	3.41	NA	<1.0	NA	3.49	NA	<1.0	NA	<1.0	NA
Total coliform count	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Escherichia coli	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Salmonella spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Pseudomonas spp.	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent
Bacillus spp.	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Absent	<1.0	Present	<1.0	Present

NA = not applicable.