Microbiological Analysis and Nutritional Constituents of Achatina achatina Subjected to various Cooking Methods
1 uyi, I. S. Department of Microbiology, Delta State University, Abraka.
* Corresponding author: bunmakp@yahoo.com
* Corresponding author: bunmakp@yahoo.com
Abstract
Achatina achatina harbours many microorganisms which may cause diseases or spoil the snail if not properly cooked. The study investigated the effect of some methods of cooking; frying, boiling, smoke-drying and oven-drying on the nutritional constituents and microorganisms isolated from snail to ascertain the best method which can reduce the or eliminate the unwanted organisms. Microorganisms were isolated from the snail samples using pour plate technique and identified by cultural, morphological and biochemical characterization. Proximate analysis of the snail samples was determined. The bacteria isolated were Bacillus sp, Escherichia coli, Proteus sp, Vibro sp, Salmonella sp, Staphylococcus sp, Pseudomonas sp, Shigella sp, Klebsiella sp, Streptococcus sp and Citrobacter sp while Mucor sp, Aspergillus sp and Rhizopus sp. were the fungal isolates. Salmonella sp, Vibrio sp and Escherichia coli were present in all the snail samples whereas Proteus sp was inhibited by all the cooking methods. Bacillus sp was sensitive to all the cooking treatments except boiling. Salmonella sp, Vibrio sp and E. coli had very high counts. However, the cooking treatments reduced the bacterial and fungal counts appreciably with smoke-drying having the least counts ranging from 1.20x101- 2.80x101cfu/g respectively. The fat and moisture contents were reduced but reduction of protein and energy contents was minimal. There were varying degrees of reduction in both number and type of organisms inhibited by the different cooking methods. Smoked-drying exhibited the highest potential for the control of microorganisms and still maintained a healthy nutritional composition.
Keywords
Achatina achatina
bacteria
cooking method
effect
fungi
proximate analysis
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How to Cite
O.O, A., E, A., I, O., O.P, I., & S, A. I. (2019). Microbiological Analysis and Nutritional Constituents of Achatina achatina Subjected to various Cooking Methods. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 33(1), 4415 - 4422. https://doi.org/10.67614/njm.2019.3l6fagjs
A. O.O, A. E, O. I, I. O.P, and A. I. S, "Microbiological Analysis and Nutritional Constituents of Achatina achatina Subjected to various Cooking Methods," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 4415 - 4422, June 2019. doi: 10.67614/njm.2019.3l6fagjs
