Exploration of vanilla benefits in the Sierra Otontepec Protected Natural Area, Veracruz in search of coliforms

Abstract

Mexican vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) is used in the food industry, soft drink, liquor, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, tobacco and craft for its excellent aromatic quality with sweet and intense notes and smell of tobacco with a creamy character (Tenailleu et al., 2004). Its benefit is a process of conservation of the fruit, which is done by dehydrating and fermenting the green fruit without aroma to the beneficiated fruit, which acquires a soft and pleasant smell before our palate. When analyzing the samples from the five sites located in the Sierra de Otontepec it was possible to verify that no presence of coliform precursor colonies was found, giving negative this test, this result was compared with what the NOM-182-SCFI-2011 marks within the parameters of microbiological specifications for vanilla, which shows that there are no remaining harmful microorganisms in pods, obtaining pods of very good quality. All the samples obtained from the five sites have the same conditions, in terms of handling and processing the pods in the benefit as well as having the same soil and water characteristics