Drying Characteristics and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Solar-Dried Tomato

Table 2

Microbial log CFU/g counts for pretreated solar- and sun-dried tomatoes.

Drying method	Pretreatment	Aerobic Mesophiles	Molds	Yeasts	Coliform	E. coli	Sulfur dioxide (ppm dwt)
Solar	Control	5.73	3.60	3.60	3.2	0	533.32
	KMS	3.90	2.30	2.48	0	0	740.99
	AA	5.15	4.78	5.11	0	0	538.54
Sun	Control	5.00	3.48	5.02	0	0	474.47
	KMS	4.85	3.60	4.20	2.95	0	480.55
	AA	4.08	2.90	2.85	0	0	567.47