Microbiological Quality of Traditional and Commercial Weaning Foods in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

摘要

Weaning food is normally a semi-solid food that is used in addition to breast milk and not only to replace it and are mostly prepared in the form of thin porridges or gruels. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Microbiological quality of traditional and commercial weaning foods in Jimma town, southwestern Ethiopia. Food samples of the boiled milk, atimit and cerifam were tested for the presence of microorganisms. The food samples were tested for the presence of aerobic mesophilic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, staphylococcus, coliform , yeast and mold . The total count of Aerobic mesophilic bacteria on boiled milk, cerifam and atmit is 2.9×10 4 , 2.3×10 4 and 1.3×10 4 respectively. While total count of Enterobacteriaceae from food samples of boiled milk, cerifam and atmit were 2.7×10 4 , 1.1×10 4 and 5.1×10 3 respectively. Also the total count of Staphylococcus from food samples of boiled milk, cerifam and atmit were 9.3×10 3 , 7.8×10 3 and 8.7×10 3 respectively. Similarly the total count of Coliforms from food samples of boiled milk, cerifam and atmit were 6.3×10 3 1.5×10 3, and <1×10 3 respectively and the total count of yeast and mold from food samples of boiled milk, cerifam and atmit were 3.2×10 2 , 1.6×10 2 0.5×10 2 , and 2.5×10 2 , 0.5×10 2 , 0.5×10 2 respectively. From the analysis of our study boiled milk and cerifam was contaminated but Atmit was relatively saved.