Tingkat Cemaran Mikroorganisme pada Daging Ayam Asal Timor-Leste Berdasarkan Angka Lempeng Total

Abstract

Daging ayam merupakan salah satu produk pangan asal hewan yang paling banyak dikonsumsi di Timor-Leste. Salah satu aspek kualitas daging ayam yang harus diperhatikan adalah kualitas mikrobiologisnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas mikrobiologis dari daging ayam berdasarkan angka lempeng total (ALT) pada daging ayam asal Timor-Leste. Sebanyak 150 sampel daging ayam diambil dari pasar tradisional dan modern di Timor-Leste. Metode ALT dilakukan berdasarkan International Commission on Microbiological Spesification for Foods (ICMSF) tentang Pemeriksaan Mikrobiologi Pangan jumlah total mikroorganisme maksimum adalah 106 CFU/g. Rata-rata Angka Lempeng Total (ALT) pada daging ayam adalah 3,05 × 105 ± 5,66 × 105 CFU/g dengan maksimum 3,96 × 105 CFU/g dan minimum adalah 2,13 × 105 CFU/g. Jika dibandingkan dengan kriteria mikrobiologis yang ditetapkan oleh International Commission on Microbiological Spesification for Foods (ICMSF), 88,7% (83/150) sampel berada di bawah standar ICMSF. Tingginya ALT pada daging ayam mengindikasikan perlunya perbaikan praktik higiene dan sanitasi di pasar.

Chicken meat is one of the most widely consumed food products of animal origin in Timor-Leste. One aspect of chicken meat quality that must be considered is the microbiological quality. This study aimed to determine the microbiological quality of chicken meat based on the total plate count (TPC) in chicken meat that sold in Timor-Leste. A total of 150 samples of chicken meat were taken from traditional and modern markets in Timor-Leste. The method of TPC was carried out based on The Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Food. According to the International Commission on Microbiological Specification for Foods (ICMSF) on Microbiological Criteria in Food, the maximum number of TPC for food is 106 CFU/g. The result showed that the average TPC in chicken meat were 3,05 × 105 ± 5,66 × 105 CFU/g with the maximum was 3,96 × 105 CFU/g and the minimum were 2,13 × 105 CFU/g. When compared to microbiological criteria established by ICMSF, 88,7% (83/150) samples were below the ICMSF standard. The high number of TPC in chicken meat indicated the need of improvement on hygiene and sanitation practices in the market.