A significant microbial growth was observed in raw apple juice
stored at 4 C after 15 days (reaching 107 cfu mL1
) demonstrating
a microbial instability of the fresh product. Aerobic mesophilic
(AM) and spores (SP) survivors were detected after processing
and during storage. It is important to note that these microorganisms were not able to grow throughout the storage trial at any of
the different conditions (Fig. 1).