Dataset on Physicochemical Properties, Microbiological Quality and Shelf Life Prediction of Solar Dried Mangoes and Pineapples in Tanzania.

This Data in Brief article provides four tables, three figures, and their raw data (as supplementary material). Table 2 is about physicochemical characteristics which correspond to raw data (S1). Table 3 presents the mean microbial load of dried mango and pineapple samples from two different dryers before storage, Figure 5 (a-c) presents variations in total plate count and fungi in dried fruits between different packaging materials in each drying method, Figure. 6 (a-d) presents microbial loads (log10 CFU g-1) in dried fruits as a function of storage period at 28 °C. Table 4 presents a comparison between the kinetic reaction orders, Table 5 presents regression equations, coefficient of determination (R2) values and estimated shelf lives of dried samples from different drying methods and in packaging materials stored at 28 °C and Figure 7 presents a Bi-plot from principal component analysis of average physicochemical parameters, microbial loads and shelf life of dried fruits processed using different drying methods. All of them correspond to raw data (S 2).