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<subfield code="a"><p>Injera is staple Ethiopian fermented bread which can be made from different types of cereals,<br>
particularly from tef (Eragrostis tef). About two-third of Ethiopian diet consists of injera and it<br>
accounts for about two-third of the daily protein intake of Ethiopian population. It has a very<br>
high nutritional value, as it is rich in calcium and iron. Unfortunately, injera has a short shelf<br>
life of 3-4 days essentially due to mould spoilage. The use of weak organic acid as<br>
preservatives is allowed in acidic foods, primarily as mould inhibitor. In this study, the<br>
influence of some commonly used chemical preservatives, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate,<br>
potassium sorbate and calcium propionate was investigated by isolation of moulds before and<br>
during its ambient storage for 12 days. The preservatives were added immediately before<br>
baking at the concentration of 0.1% of benzoic acid/ sodium benzoate, 0.2 % of potassium<br>
sorbate, 0.3 % of calcium propionate and 0. 2 % blend of the four (wt/wt) as recommended by<br>
Food and Drug Administration. Three fungal species: Aspergillus niger, Penicillium sp and<br>
Rhizopus sp found to be responsible in injera spoilage. Penicillium and Rhizopus are more<br>
dominant at the temperature of between 16-200c, while Aspergillus niger is more dominant at<br>
higher temperature of between 25-320c.</p></subfield>
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