Fish Muscle Nutritional Quality and Microbial Growth Under Bio-Additive Treatments

Manal Almughamisi's research data measures the nutritional quality and microbial population of dried fish treated with plant extracts and oils over an 8-week storage period. The dataset includes specific microbial counts, such as Staphylococcus spp. (52 CFU/g) in the control sample and lower counts in treated samples like T8. It was uploaded to figshare on 2026-04-24.

Use Cases

• Compare antimicrobial efficacy of different plant extracts based on microbial counts for Staphylococcus spp., Salmonella spp., and others.
• Analyze nutrient retention in fish muscle over time based on treatments described.
• Evaluate synergistic effects of hybridized treatments on aflatoxin formation levels.
• Model the relationship between treatment type and microbial growth inhibition during storage.

Strengths

• Includes specific microbial colony counts (CFU/g) for multiple pathogens and molds.
• Reports aflatoxin levels, with most combined treatments achieving levels lower than 4 µg/kg.
• Compares results across 13 different treatments and a control over an 8-week period.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a small number of observations.

Provenance

Source

Manal Almughamisi

Collection Method

Fish flesh was treated with lime, ginger, turmeric, banana peel extracts, and oils, then nutritional quality and microbial population were measured using established protocols.

Time Range

An 8-week storage period is referenced.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:47:32; freshness should be verified.