Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4560888 | Food Control | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Attiéké is a food made from cassava in Côte d’Ivoire by fermentation. The process uses a traditional starter. Studies on 81 starter samples from 3 villages showed that the dominant microflora consists of lactic acid bacteria (5.7 × 107 cfu/g), yeasts (5.5 × 107 cfu/g), Bacillus (3.8 × 107 cfu/g), Enterococcus (3.0 × 106 cfu/g), total coliforms (3.0 × 106 cfu/g), thermotolerant coliforms (8.0 × 103 cfu/g) and mould (2.0 × 106 cfu/g). Lactic acid bacteria, Bacillus spp, yeasts, faecal Enterococci and moulds are organisms which could play a role in the cassava fermentation. Coliforms may indicate contamination from the environment during production.
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Authors
J.B. Assanvo, G.N. Agbo, Y.E.N. Behi, P. Coulin, Z. Farah,