Physicochemical and Bacterial Properties of Pasteurized Milk Samples Collected from Tabriz, Northwestern Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Aida Farhoodi ¹ , Payman Ghajarbeygi ² , Omid Fakhri ³

1 - Department of Food Hygiene and safety, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical sciences, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Department of Food Hygiene and safety, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical sciences, Qazvin, Iran
3 - Asia-Pacific center for animal health, Faculty of veterinary and agricultural sciences, University of Melborn, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia

Received: 2016-03-14 Accepted : 2018-10-29 Published : 2018-10-29

Keywords: Iran, Pasteurized Milk, Physicochemical properties, Microbial quality,

Abstract :

Milk and dairy products are important components of a balanced diet. Milk does have distinct physicochemical, biological and microbial characteristics. The bacterial contamination of milk not only reduces the nutritional quality but its consumption threatens health of the society. In this study, 100 pasteurized milk samples were collected randomly from Tabriz City, northwestern and were analyzed for total plate count (TPC), coliform, E. coli and some physicochemical properties (pH, titratable acidity and density). 33.3% of samples had unacceptable microbial contamination in both warm and cold seasons. E. coli contamination was not detected in all milk samples, but 54% of pasteurized milk samples were contaminated with coliforms. The pH value (6.6-6.8) and titratable acidity (0.14-0.16%) were in acceptable range. The means value of samples’ density was 1028.79±1.04. Lower microbial contamination level in this area indicates that the dairy factories are concerned about appropriate sanitary practice and pasteurization process.

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