Sample

Microbial group/volume of edible oil/count (log₁₀cfu/ml)

Heterotrophic bacterial count

Heterotrophic fungal count

Description

100 ml

200 ml

100 ml

200 ml

Groundnut oil

4.491^g

3.8451^f

4.6812^c

3.0000^g

Olive oil

5.2021^d

5.0792^b

3.7782^e

3.3010^e

Soya oil

5.1761^e

0.0000^h

4.6021^d

3.2788^e

Palm kernel oil

6.3222^a

6.1461^a

4.2788^e

4.1461^b

Palm oil

4.5798^f

4.2305^e

4.7324^b

4.2305^a

Cottonseed oil

5.9638^b

4.8692^c

4.8633^a

3.6021^d

Vegetable oil

5.3424^c

4.3802^d

4.8865^a

4.0000^c

Sunflower oil

5.3424^c

2.0000^g

3.7782^e

3.3010^e