Mycological Analysis And Antimicrobial Treatment Of Fresh Vegetables And Fruits

The aim of this study was to evaluate the mycological quality of fruits and vegetables purchased from local market and to analyze the effect of disinfectant treatment. A randomly selected 8 samples of fresh fruits and vegetables from local market of Varanasi, India were used. Unwashed Samples of fruits and vegetable showed molds contamination level of 7.9-9.8 log CFU/g. After 5 days of incubation mold contamination was found between 5.1-7.4 log CFU/g in samples treated with tap water washed and 3.7-5.4 log CFU/g in sample treated with 5% Hydrogen peroxide solution. The present study results suggest that treatment with 5% Hydrogen peroxide can improve the mycological quality of fresh fruits and vegetables.