Food Spoilage is the process leading to a product becoming either undesirable or unacceptable for human consumption (with associated changes involving alterations in taste, smell, appearance or texture)
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Mithai (Milk based) | Microbiological- Bacteria, Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Coliforms, Aspergillus spp.Penicillium spp.) |
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Curdling of Milk | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Lactobacillus spp.; Streptococcus spp.) |
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Paneer | Microbiological- Bacteria, Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Coliforms, Aspergillus spp. Penicillium spp.) |
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Cheese | Microbiological- Mould (For E.g. Penicillium, Aspergillus,Cladosporium, Mucor, Fusarium,Monilia; Alternaria) |
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Cooked Meat and Poultry | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Psychotrophic Clostridia) |
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Cooked rice / Pulao | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Bacillus cereus) |
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Shell eggs | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus spp; Streptococcus spp; Aerococcus and Micrococcus.Gram-Negative Bacteria such as Salmonella; Escherichia; Alcaligens spp.) |
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Fish- Slime Putrefaction | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Shewanella putrefaciens ;Pseudomonas spp.) |
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Apple | Microbiological - Fungi (For E.g. Penicillium expansum ;Monilinia fructigena) Chemical- Enzymatic Browning (For E.g. Polyphenol Oxidase Enzyme) |
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Orange | Microbiological- Fungi (For E.g. Aspergillus species,saccharomyces cerevisiae) |
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Tomato | Microbiological-Fungi (For E.g. Aspergillus niger; Fusarium) |
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Onion | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Soft rot in onion bulb caused by pseudomonas species) |
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Potato - Sprouts | Physiochemical- Enzymatic and whne stored for long time and at high temperature. (For e.g. ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) |
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Potato Bacterial soft rot | Microbiological- Bacteria (For E.g. Erwinia Carotovora ssp,atroseptica, Pseudomonas Marginalis and Clostridium sp.) |
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Spoiled Bread | Microbiological - Fungi and Mould (For E.g. Penicillium species) |
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Biscuits- cream filled | Microbiological- Yeast (For E.g. Saccharomyces, Pichia) |
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Cookies | Microbiological- Mould (For E.g. Penicillium, Mucor,Aspergillus) |