DETERMINATION OF FUNGAL SAFETY OF COOKED AND UNCOOKED RICE (ORYZA SATIVA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study is on isolation of fungal safety of cooked and uncooked rice. The result indicated that rice samples were contaminated with varying load of fungi ranging from 5.44x105±1.21x106 to 9.54x105±1.83x106. . This work indicated that rice sample are contaminated with a total fungal load of 6.63x106±1x21x107. a total of 8 species belonging to 5 genera such as Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Penicillum Candida albican and Acremonium butyric. The study shows that rice sold in public places are contaminated with fungal diseases. The study recommends that further study should be made on the proximate analysis of rice in order to determine its importance in food security.
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