Resumen

ELGUEZABAL MENDEZ, Mikel A. et al. Product microbial loads of the merey elaborated in the Valley of River Tacal, Cumaná, Sucre State, Venezuela. Agronomía Trop. [online]. 2010, vol.60, n.3, pp.55-60. ISSN 0002-192X.

Aerobic mesophilic bacteria, molds and yeast charges present in fruit and pseudofruit of cashew and two derived products in rural communities of Tacal river valley, Venezuela, were evaluated. Samples of cashew (natural, raw, handled and prepared) were microbiologically analyzed under COVENIN, description norms. A diminution on the charges of microbial groups studied is observed, with a slight handling poscontamination. The potential of added value products elaboration among local families is remarked

Palabras clave : Anacardium occidentale; microbiological charge; Venezuela.