Sample NMP/g NMP/g UFC/g UFC/g UFC/g 25 g   Coliforms Fecal Coliforms Psychrophiles (CPP) Mesophilic (CPP) Molds/ yeast Salmonella sp 1 0/g 0/g <10 UFC/g <15 × 101 UFC/g 10 × 101 UFC/g Absense 2 0/g 0/g <10 UFC/g <10 UFC/g 14 × 101 UFC/g Absense 3 0/g 0/g <10 UFC/g <10 UFC/g <10 UFC/g Absense

The microbiology analysis of cereal bars were performed in Laboratory of Microbiology/INPA *Average of analyzes on three samples of randomly selected bars Averages of analyzes on three randomly chosen cereal bars on the batch. MPN/g (Most Probable Number per gram) CFU/g (Colony Forming Units per gram) CPP (standard plate count)

Table 7: Results of microbiology *applied in the analysis of cereal bars.