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1-1-1935
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CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION 1
LITERATURE REVIEW 2
b. Procedure 10
b. Market Products 26
c. Miscellaneous Products 34
on Dried Foods 36
GENERAL DISCUSSION 42
SUMMARY 50
LITERATURE CITED 52
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 54
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INTRODUCTION
were made.
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During the past few years there has been some agi-
foods
LITERATURE REVIEW
was sterile, but that many had only a few bacteria and
,
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occur.
souring of dates.
pointed out that the high acid and low protein content
seven weeks when they were held at 34° P., and for five
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yeasts and molds did not occur until the relative humid-
ity reached 80 per cent, but off -flavors and colors ap-
peared at between 47 and 80 per cent.
Nichols (16) found that unprocessed prunes spoiled
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sults .
48 hours
.
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Media
Agar 20 gms
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Procedure
clude for the most part dried fruits. The second group
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Miscellaneous Products
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Table 10
Calimyrna figs 10 20
Dates
unpitted bulk 440 520
Mission figs 20
Dried apples 10 58
Prunes 10 10 120
Apricots 114
Peaches 196
Dates packaged
,
Prunes from 10 1 14
bulk box
Dried orange 10 400
Australian
raisins, seeded 70 300 350 70
Australian
raisins, seedless 630 250 1,120 70
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Table 11
Large staphylococci +
Short rods +
Table 11 cont.
Short rods
Large staphylococci +
Medium large, spore forming +
rod
+
Large cocci
Table 11 cont.
Small rods +
Sporulating rods
Sporulating rods +
+
Large sporulating rods
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Table 11 cont.
Banana Staphylococci +
GENERAL DISCUSSION
were observed.
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food.
studied.
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fungi
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requirements
Water Analysis.
gram of sample.
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SUMMARY
organism.
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2. Cruess, W. V. 1921
"Commercial Fruit and Vegetables Products"
McGraw-Hill Co., Inc., New York, N. Y.
F. C. H. 1920
The evaporation of grapes.
Calif. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bull. 322.
6. Czapek, F. 1901
Beitrage z. chem. Physiol, u. Path., I: 538-560
Cited from: E. B. Fred and S. A. Waksman.
"Laboratory Manual of General Microbiology"
McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N. Y. 1928.
7. Fellers, C. R. 1930
Pasteurized dried fruits.
Am. Jour. Pub. Health, 20: 175-181.
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Noel, W. A. 1925
Commercial dehydration of fruits and vegetables.
U. S. Dept. Agr. Bull. 1335.
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