COMPARISON OF MEDIA FOR ENUMERATING FUNGI IN PRECOOKED FROZEN CONVENIENCE FOODS

Abstract
Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) was compared to potato dextrose agar (PDA) acidified to pH 3.5 and to SDA containing 10 mg kanamycin/100 ml and chloramphenical (SDA +) in enumerating fungi from precooked frozen convenience foods. SDA yielded significantly higher fungal counts in most foods even though it allowed a high degree of bacterial growth. No significant difference was found between the fungal counts of PDA and SDA +.