MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF SPOILT FRUITS OBTAINED FROM SELECTED MARKETS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS
MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF SPOILT FRUITS OBTAINED FROM SELECTED MARKETS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction Fruits play a vital role in human nutrition by supplying the necessary growth factors such as vitamins and essential minerals in human daily diet and that can help to keep a good health. Fruits are widely distributed in nature. One of the limiting criteria is the relatively short shelf life period caused by pathogens attached (Essien et al., 2011). It is estimated that about 20 – 25% of the harvested fruits are decayed by pathogens during post harvest handling even in developed countries. According to Al-ttindi et al., (2011), it has been known that fruits constitute commercially and nutritionally important indispensable food commodity. Fruits are high highly perished product, the quality is affected by post harvest handling, transportation, storage and marketing. The improper handli...