European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY EVALUATION ON POTATO CHIPS IN VARANASI CITY OF UTTAR PRADESH

Dwivedi M.*, Singh S., Singh P.K., Kumar A., Gupta N., Mishra N. and Prakash S.

ABSTRACT

Microbial analysis is essential part of food safety. Confidence in the safety and integrity of the food supply is an important requirement for consumers. In the present study an attempt was made to assess the bacteriological quality of potato chips. The objective of the study is to determine the bacteriological quality of the market available potato chips collected from Varanasi city. For microbiological test sample were used in triplate form. Specific culture media were used for identification of microbes (Bacteria). For the identification and microbial analysis culture media were used and for confirmation of gram positive bacteria gram staining have done. Number of gram positive seen in potato chips. The selected isolates were characterized based on morphological, biochemical and physiological characteristics. Aim of find out microbial quality evaluation in all market available potato chips.

Keywords: Bacteria, Potato chips, Gram positive, Gram negative.