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Nutrition, Dietetics
and Nutraceuticals
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P r a g u e , C z e c h R e p u b l i c
World Nutrition 2019
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ce cream is a dairy product that is produced by freezing the mixture containing sugar, cream, stabilizers, emulsifiers and aroma
materials, and it is the most famous frozen food in the world. This research was conducted to investigate the microbiological
and nutritional quality of the famous ice cream brands sold in Lahore. Qualitative microbiological analysis of different ice cream
samples of various famous local brands was carried out for the identification of microbes by the standard biochemical tests.
Proximate analysis has been done in order to evaluate the nutritional quality of the ice cream. Results obtained from the quantitative
analysis of biochemical tests showed that the specimens carried a number of microbes and six isolates were identified from
them. Cultural and biochemical evaluations disclosed the existence of
Klebsiella sp., Staphylococcus sp., Shigella sp., Bacillus
sp., Escherichia coli
and
Salmonella sp
, although no ice cream sample has the total viable count within the acceptable range
standardized by the International Standards for Food. But, the highest microbial quantity was detected in Doce vanilla ice cream,
and least microbial count was obtained from Gourmet vanilla ice cream. Proximate analysis of all the ice cream samples revealed
that none of the ice cream sample has the nutritional quality in compliance with the standard values. The results indicated that
packed ice creams sold in Lahore are contaminated with pathogens and would be a potential hazard for public health. Therefore,
strict action has to be taken by the government to imply quality standards in these famous ice cream manufacturing companies.
aimanshafique57@gmail.comMicrobial and nutritional analysis of packed ice
cream sold in Lahore
Aiman Shafique
The Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan
J Clin Nutr Diet 2019, Volume: 5
DOI: 10.4172/2472-1921-C1-006