Emeka Nwabunnia

Department of Microbiology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli Campus, PMB 02, Uli, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Research Article Vol. 29, Issue 2

BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF PROCESSED, PACKAGED AND STORED CONOPHOR (Tetracarpidium conophorum) NUTS

Emeka Nwabunnia^*, Ngozi E. Ezeimo

The present study dealt with the formulation and bacteriological quality assessment of two novel methods for processing of conophor (Tetracarpidium conophorum) nuts as food. Cooked-and-roasted (CR) and steeped-and-roasted (SR) conophor nuts stored for 28 days in air-tight transparent glass bottles at room temperature (30±2°C) were analyzed for ...

Dec, 2015 Vol. 29, Issue 2

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Research Article Vol. 29, Issue 2

MICROFLORA OF THE SHELLS OF READY-TO-EAT CONOPHOR (Tetracarpidium conophorum) NUTS ON RETAIL SALE IN OWERRI

Emeka Nwabunnia^*, Chiotna C. Otogbor

A study was undertaken to determine the bacterial population and diversity of the shells of ready-to-eat conophor (Tetracarpidium conophorum ) nuts retailed in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Fifty samples (5 nuts per sample) of ready-to-eat conophor nuts were purchased from 50 retailers in Ekeonunwo market (EM), Okigwe road motor park (ORMP), Arugo...

Dec, 2015 Vol. 29, Issue 2

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