Microbial Quality Assessment of Khoa Sold in Parbhani City of Maharashtra, India

Khoa is required many desserts. Contaminated khoa may possess health risk when consumed raw or partially processed. Microbial quality assessment of khoa is an important step. Present Study was Planned for microbial quality assessment of khoa sold in Parbhani city of Maharashtra of India. The microbial quality of khoa was evaluated by assessing Total Viable Count (TVC). A total of 100 khoa samples were collected and screened during study. Microbial quality was assessed by estimating TVC. The mean TVC of khoa samples recorded was 2.755+0.139 x 106 and the range of TVC was found to be 0.61 x 106 to 9.68 x 106 . Sabaurdor's Dextrose Agar was utilized to isolate yeast and mould. It was found that khoa samples sold in Parbhani city have high microbial load. Fungal contamination was found in 32 samples in the form of yeast and Mould. High microbial load and fungal contaminants of khoa possess public health significance.