Storage-associated Variation in Microbial Counts of Dehydrated Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica L.) Powder at Mature- green and Ripe Stages
Ankita Borkotoky, Supriya Langthasa, Nirmal Mazumder, Tanishka Saikia, Santana Gogoi, Rosalind Rajkhowa, Soumitra Goswami, Jitendra Saikia & Konjengbam Ratna Chanu · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2026
Microbial counts were evaluated in dehydrated elephant apple (Dillenia indica L.) powder prepared from mature-green and ripe fruits and stored under ambient conditions. Fruits obtained in Biswanath district, Assam, India, were washed, sliced, mechanically dried for 28 h, powdered...
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10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i112182