Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
74. Microbial and Nutritional Evaluation of Selected Infant Milk Formulas
in Jordan (2004)
Hana’ Ahmad Freihat\ University of Jordan
Supervisor: Dr Mohammed I. Yamani
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Salma Tukan
This study was conducted to evaluate the microbiological and nutritional quality
of selected milk-based infant formulas available at the local market in Jordan. Samples
were collected from two different lots of each of the six most commonly consumed
formulas in Jordan; from each lot, 12 sample units were tested for Enterobacter
sakazakii. Testing for the aerobic plate count (APC), colifrms and Escherichia coli
was carried out on five sample units from each lot. In addition, the same tests were
carried out on four samples of freshly reconstituted infant milk-based infant formulas
prepared in four major local hospitals. Sodium, potassium and chloride contents were
determined in two duplicates of each lot for each brand.
Aerobic plate count of market and hospital sample units ranged from