| Tomato candy after 15 days of preparation | Tomato candy after 6 months of preparation | |||||
| Microbial analysis | With 40% sugar solution | With 50% sugar solution | With 60% sugar solution | With 40% sugar solution | With 50% sugar solution | With 60% sugar solution |
| Standard plate count | Absent | Absent | 3 × 101 cfu/gm | 1 × 101 cfu/gm | 3 × 101 cfu/gm | 7 × 101 cfu/gm |
| Total coliform | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Yeast & mold count | Absent | Absent | Absent | 2 × 102 cfu/gm | 3 × 102 cfu/gm | 6 × 102 cfu/gm |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |