The influence of gamma irradiation on microbial load of different peanut varieties has been assessed. The healthy and mature kernels of peanut variety popular in saurastra region of India viz. GG-20 and TG-37A were naturally contaminated and conditioned with three initial moisture contents (, and ), . and packed in Poly Propylene (PP) bags of 50μ thickness. These samples were irradiated with different gamma irradiation dose (0 kGy, kGy, kGy, kGy and kGy) and stored at ambient temperature for three months. Microbial load including total plate count, yeast and mold count, salmonella were determined for irradiated and non-irradiated peanut kernels. |
