The chemical, microbiological and sensory evaluation of three samples of drinking water in three localities in Khartoum North Sudan

  • Zeinab Osman Onsa Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University
  • Waheeba El-Faki Ahmed Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University
  • Kamal Awad Abdel Razig Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University
Keywords: ground drinking water, chemical, microbiological, sensory evaluation, Introduction

Abstract

The samples of water were taken from Elhag yousef, Caffori and Dardog localities (ground water).The chemical analysis proved that Elhag yousef and Dardog water samples possess hard ness of 199mg/While Cafori was 100mg/l The samples of water were subjected to bacteriological analysis, using most probable number (MPN) test. These examinations showed no detection of total coliform, fecal coliform and fecal streptococci. The result showed no detection of the mineral carbonate in all the three samples. Sensory evaluation cleared that Elhag yousif water sample is the worst in taste, texture, flavor appearance and general acceptability compared with the other samples

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Author Biographies

Zeinab Osman Onsa, Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture

Waheeba El-Faki Ahmed, Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture

Kamal Awad Abdel Razig, Al-Zaeim Al-Azhari University

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture

Published
2017-01-31
How to Cite
Onsa, Z. O., Ahmed, W. E.-F., & Razig, K. A. A. (2017). The chemical, microbiological and sensory evaluation of three samples of drinking water in three localities in Khartoum North Sudan. IJRDO - JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 3(1), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.53555/bs.v3i1.1561