ABSTRACT
Effect of food spices on the microbiological and nutritional status of palm wine was assessed in this study. Five spices were used which includes ginger, garlic, alligator pepper, negro pepper and guinea pepper. Eight micro-organisms were obtained and they consist of six probable bacteria Genra which included Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Micrococcus sp, Bacillus sp and Streptococcus sp. Two other yeasts, namely Saccharomyceres and Candida were also isolated. From this study it was also observed that the microbial isolates decreased as fermentation progresses both in the control and treated palm wine. Only Bacillus sp, Lactobacillus sp and saccharomyces sp survived in the palm wine after fourteen days of fermentation out of the eight microbes present at day zero. The physico-chemical quality that may affect the microbial succession in palm wine as fermentation progresses is the temperature, pH, acidity, high sugar concentration, alcoholic content and water quality. After 14 days of fermentation, the sugar content of the palm wine treated with ginger was 0.310 g/ml, but after 14 days of fermentation, the sugar content of the palm wine treated with other spices dropped to 0.00 g/ml. The initial microbial load of ginger was 2.27 x 106 cfu/ml (day zero), but the count progressively decreased as fermentation progressed on to 14th day to a count of 0.02 x 106 cfu/ml. This implies that treating palm wine with ginger can extend the shelf-life of the nutritional quality (sugar content) more than other spices used in the study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Table of Contents v
List of Table ix
List of Figures x
Abstract xi
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Aim and Objectives 2
CHAPTER
TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 3
2.1 Palm Wine 3
2.1.1
Location of production 5
2.1.2
Processing 6
2.2
Origin And Taxonomy Of Raphia Palm 6
2.3 Palm
Sap/Wine 7
2.3.1
Nutrient composition 9
2.3.2 Health
implication 9
2.4
Microbiology Of Palm Wine 10
2.4.1
Yeast 12
2.4.2
Bacteria 13
2.5 Antimicrobial Property Of Palm
Wine 13
2.6 Economic Importance
Of Palm Wine 14
2.7
Ginger ( Zingiber Officinale) 15
2.7.1 Chemical
Structure of Active Constituents 15
2.7.2
Mechanism of Action of Ginger in Diseases Management 16
2.7.3
Pharmacology 17
2.7.4
Antioxidant activity 18
2.7.5
Anti-Inflammatory Activity 19
2.7.6
Anti-tumour activity 20
2.7.7
Anti-microbial activity 22
2.7.8
Anti-diabetic activity 23
2.7.9
Neuroprotective effect 23
2.7.10
Gastroprotective effect 23
2.7.11
Hepato-protective effect 24
2.7.12
Uses and Effectiveness 25
2.7.13
Motion sickness 26
2.7.14
Nausea and vomiting 26
2.7.15
Arthritis 26
2.7.16
Vascular conditions 27
2.7.17
Dosage 27
2.8 Alligator Pepper (Aframomum Melegueta) 28
2.8.1
Economic Importance of Alligator
Pepper 28
2.9 Garlic (Allium
Sativum) 29
2.9.1
Economic Importance of Garlic 29
2.10 Negro Pepper (Xylopia Aethiopica) 31
2.10.1 Economic Importance of Negro
Pepper 31
2.11 Guinea Pepper 32
2.11.1
Economic importance of guinea pepper 33
CHAPTER THREE:
MATERIALS AND METHOD 34
3.1 Source of Material 34
3.2 Sampling and Sample Preparation 34
3.2.1 Medium Preparation 34
3.2.2 Preparation of Samples
(Treatment) 35
3.3
Analysis of palmwine 35
3.3.1
Determination of pH 35
3.3.2
Determination of Total Titrate Acidity 35
3.3.3
Determination of Microbial Load 36
3.3.3.1
Cultural Examination 37
3.3.3.2
Microscopic Examination 37
3.3.3.3
Gram Stain 37
3.3.3.4
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain 38
3.3.4
Biochemical Tests 38
3.3.4.1
Catalase Production Test 38
3.3.4.2
Oxidase Test 38
3.3.4.3
Coagulase Test 39
3.3.4.4
Citrate Test 39
3.3.4.5
Methyl Red Test 39
3.3.4.6
Voges-Proskaurer Test 40
3.3.4.7
carbohydrate Utilization Test 40
3.3.5
Determination of Sugar Content 41
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS 42
4.1
Results 42
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 50
5.1
Discussion 50
5.2
Conclusion 52
References 54
Appendix
LIST OF TABLES
Page
Table 4.1: Identification of bacteria isolates
from Raphia palm wine
sample 43
Table 4.2: Identification of yeast isolates
from Raphia palm wine samples 44
Table 4.3: Changes in the microbial load of
spice treated palm wine
during storage 45
Table 4.4: Survival pattern of microorganism
found in Raphia palm wine 46
LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 4.1: Changes in pH of spice treated palm
wine during storage 47
Figure 4.2: Changes in the Titrimetric acidity
of the spice treated palm
wine during storage 48
Figure 4.3: Changes in the sugar content of
spice treated palm wine
during storage 49
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Palm
wine is consumed throughout the tropics and appears as a whitish liquid
produced by natural fermentation of the sap of Elaeis guineensis and Raphia
hookeri (Uzogara et al., 1990; Uzochukuru et al., 1991). The unfermented sap is
clean, sweet, colourless syrup containing about 10 - 12% sugar, which is mainly
sucrose (Bassir, 1962; Okafor, 1975a).Proximate analysis carried out on E.
guineensis saps revealed the following ranges; 85.10–87.20% moisture,
0.05–0.23% crude protein, 0.20–2.25% fat, and 12.375–14.65% carbohydrate
(Ikegwu, 2008).The freshly tapped sap is often drunk within 1–2 days either as
fresh sap or palm wine. It may also be pasteurized and bottled or frozen at
industrial level for longer storage or be processed into different products such as caramel, sugar, spirit, or
mixed fruit juice. However, palm wine without any heat treatment is the commonest
form of the product in countries like Ghana and Nigeria, where it is served in
ceremonies such as traditional festivals, weddings, and funerals. The dregs of
palm wine containing yeast sediments and other particles are customarily
reserved for the groom in the eastern part of Nigeria, because of the
long-standing belief that it boosts male sexual- performance.
Generally,
both brands of palm wine have several nutritional, medical, religious and
social uses which have been reported elsewhere (Faparunsi, 1966; Odeyemi, 1977;
Ikenebomeh and Omayuli, 1988; Uzogara et al., 1990; Iheonu, 2000), to
have increasingly enhanced the demand for this natural product. Although
attempts has been made towards the preservation and shelf-life extension of
palm wine through bottling, use of chemical additives and addition of plant
extracts have greatly affected the organoleptic quality of the product (Bassir,
1962; Okafor, 1975b; Odeyemi, 1977; Orimaiye, 1997; Iheonu, 2000; Nwokeke,
2001; Obire, 2005).This work is aimed at analysing the effect of spice which
includes, Alligator pepper, Garlic, Ginger, Negro pepper and Guinea pepper on
palm wine..
1.1
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The
aim of this project work is to ascertain the potency of the botanicals (spices)
as bio-preservatives in improving the shelf-life and nutritional quality of
palm wine. The objectives include specifically the following:
1 Isolation and identification of microbes in
palm wine.
2 Determining
the effect of spices and heat on the microbiological quality of palm wine
3 Determination
of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the palm wine isolates
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