PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WHOLE MILK PASTEURIZED BY LONG TIME LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESS IN RURAL PROPERTIES FROM THE GOIÁS STATE - BRAZIL
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Milk, low pasteurization, mini-dairiesAbstract
Microbiological and physical-chemical analysis were performed on 1,038 samples of whole milk pasteurized by long-time low temperature process in rural properties from the Goiás State. The results showed that 8.19% of samples were out of the standard set by the Brazilian legislation for mesophylic aerobic microorganisms count, 15.13% for NMP of total coliform determination and 13.29% for NMP of fecal coliform. In relation to physical-chemical analysis, acidity and freezing-point tests showed high number of samples out of the standard set by the Brazilian legislation, 12.24% and 17.34% respectively. Alkaline phosphatase enzyme was present in 5.2% of the samples and peroxidase absent in 7.41%, showing inadequate control of the pasteurization process.
KEY-WORDS: Milk; low pasteurization; mini-dairies.
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