International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 3 3 2014 March 10 Evaluation of Microbial Quality of Street Vended Vegetable and Fruit Juices 60 64 EN Choragudi Sandhya Rani 1 Agricultural Research Station, Madhira, Khammam District, AP-507 203, INDIA G Ramach 2 Rao GRamachandra 3 MSVChalam 4 Patibanda AnilKumar 5 VSrinivasa VRao 6 Abbas Mohammadi 1 Department of Biochemistry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN Reza Yari 2 Physiology Research Centre, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IRAN Farnoosh Gholamreza 3 Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Borojerd Branch, Borojerd, IRAN EbrahimAbbasi Oshaghi 4 Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN Soni Vipin 1 Department of Botany,Govt. Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Bhopal462008,MP, INDIA Modak Madhuri 2 Hasan C.M.M. 1 Department of Bio Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331 BANGLADESH Parial R 2 Chittagong Diabetic General Hospital, Chittagong-4000, BANGLADESH Islam M.M. 3 Ahmad M.N.U. 4 Rakhing H.C. 5 MashhadyRafie Siamak 1 Department of Small animal medicine, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Chaharbaradari Mojtaba 2 Department of Mycology, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRAN Bayat Mansour 3 Gousterova A. 1 Department of Applied Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 26, 1113 Sofia, BULGARIA Paskaleva D. 2 VasilevaTonkova E. 3 Salvana F.R.P. 1 Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baņos, Laguna, PHILIPPINES Buot I.E.Jr. 2 WadekarHanumant Baburao 1 Laboratory of Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, JAPAN SahiVaidurya Pratap 2 EugeneHayato Morita 3 Abe Shunnosuke 4 RaviNagganatha Suganthan 1 Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Ehime, JAPAN SahiVaidurya Pratap 2 EugeneHayato Morita 3 Abe Shunnosuke 4 Asha S. 1 School of Biotechnology, Vignan University, Vadlamudi, Guntur Dt., AP, INDIA Nithisha K. 2 Niteesha G. 3 KumarR. Bharath 4 Ravikumar V. 5 > Research Paper 2013 10 26 2014 March 10 Millions of people throughout the world consume fresh juices sold by street vendors as they are rich source of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. They cause a great health problem in unhygienic conditions. There are reports of food borne illness associated with the consumption of street vended juices throughout the world and at several places in India. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the quality of juices sold by street vendors in Guntur, A.P., India. Two types of vegetable juices namely beetroot and carrot; three types of fruit juices namely mousambi, grapes and pineapple were selected based on the consumers demand. The juices are collected from five different localities viz., Brundavan Gardens, Sankar vilas, RTC Bus terminus, Kothapet and Nazz center. TVC (Total Viable Count), coliforms and yeast counts were analysed using standard methods like serial dilution and plate count. The results showed that TVC was highest in carrot juice followed by beetroot, pineapple, grape and mousambi juices respectively. TVC count ranged from 87-250 (x 10 CFU/ml) in beetroot juice; 80-271 in carrot juice; 15-150 in mousambi juice; 19-184 in grape juice and 25-217 in pineapple juice. The coliform count ranged from 8-66 (x 105 CFU/ml) in beetroot juice; 1-54 in carrot juice; 0-73 in mousambi juice; 1-10 in grape juice and 1-63 in pineapple juice respectively. However, the coliform count was highest in mousambi juice followed by beetroot, pineapple, carrot and grape juices. The yeast count ranged from 11-106 (x 10 CFU/ml) in beetroot juice; 5-41 in carrot juice; 1-53 in mousambi juice, 3-20 in grape juice and 7-126 in pineapple juice respectively. The yeast count was highest in pineapple juice followed by beetroot, mousambi, carrot, and grape juice respectively. It is concluded that imparting training to the street vendors and creating awareness regarding good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good hygienic practices (GHP), implementation of standard hygienic practices and regular monitoring of the quality of fruit juices must be introduced to avoid frequent pathogen outbreaks. Copyright@ International Science Community Association