Exploring the Nutritional Benefits and Consumer Acceptance of Canned Bambara Beans in Ghana: Proximate, Microbial Quality and Sensory Acceptability

Table 2.

Microbiological Quality of Canned Bambara bean varieties

Sample/Parameter Total Bacteria Count E. coli Clostridium botulinum

S1 1.87±0.06C N. D N. D
S2 1.88±0.01C N. D N. D
S3 2.08±0.06B N. D N. D
S4 3.22±0.06A N. D N. D
S5 1.69±0.012D N. D N. D

Key: Values are mean Log CFU /ML ± SD.N. D-Not detected. In Each column, means that do not share a superscript are significantly different at p<0.05. S1=Red Bambara beans; S2= Clean white eye Bambara beans; S3= Cream black eye Bambara beans; S4=Black Bambara beans; S5= Cream pink eye Bambara beans