Naslov
Microbial populations in medicinal and aromatic plants and herbal teas from Croatia

Autori
Halt, Marija ; Klapec, Tomislav

Izvornik
Italian Journal of Food Science (1120-1770) 17 (2005); 349-354

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
medicinal and aromatic plants; herbal teas; microbial population; processing

Sažetak
The type and level of microbial populations in common medicinal and aromatic plants, and in the respective commercial herbal tea mixtures available in Croatia, were examined. Aerobic mesophilic bacteria, spore-formers and moulds had the highest plate counts in the samples. Sulphite-reducing clostridia were also found. Yeast genera Saccharomyces and Candida were detected most often, as well as mould species of genera Penicillium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Mucor, Fusarium, Rhizopus, Absidia, and Trichoderma. The processing of medicinal and aromatic plants seems to increase the microbial populations, and some herbal teas seem to be more prone to such contamination than others.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Prehrambena tehnologija

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