Sensory and Microbiological Quality of Khoa Sold in and Around Hyderabad City

The present study was carried out to evaluate sensory and microbiological quality of khoa sold in and aroundHyderabad city, India. The overall sensory score of the khoa samples collected from organized, semi-organized and unorganized sector was 95.25,88.8 and 79.5 respectively under 100point score card. The standard plate counts were 8.82× 10³CFU/g,1.73×10⁴ and 4.81×10⁶ CFU/g,the coliform count were1.51×10¹ CFU/g,5.25×10² CFU/g and6.21×10³ and the Yeast and mould counts were3.53×10²CFU/g, 6.85×10³CFU/g and5.35×10⁴CFU/g,for the samples from organized,semi-organized and unorganized sectors respectively.The incidence of E.coli was 10%,25% and 100%,staphylococcus was 10%,35% and 90%,salmonella was 55%, 40% and 5%and thelisteriawas 50%,25%and 5% and counts of E. coli were 3.52×10¹CFU/g,8.51×10²CFU/g and 8.68×10⁴CFU/g, staphylococcus were 5.23×10²CFU/g, 3.68× 10³CFU/g and8.68×10⁴CFU/g counts of salmonella were1.52×10¹CFU/g,5.65×10²CFU/g and 8.36×10³CFU/g and the listeria were 0.31×10¹CFU/g, 2.86×10¹CFU/g and 3.86×10² for the samples from organized,semi-organized and unorganized sectors respectively. The microbiological incidence and counts were high in unorganized sector, least in organized sector and in between in semi-organized sector.