Table 1.
Change in the populations of total aerobic bacter ia and yeast and molds of non-thermal treated sedum dur ing storage at 10°C
Microorganism | Treatment | Storage time (day) |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Total aerobic bacteria | Control | 6.09±0.15Ac2) | 6.32±0.01Ab | 6.45±0.04Aab | 6.56±0.07Aa |
Water | 5.47±0.01Bc | 5.62±0.12Bbc | 5.83±0.04Bb | 6.19±0.13Ba |
Combined1) | 2.81±0.06Cd | 3.24±0.05Cc | 4.03±0.04Cb | 5.17±0.08Ca |
Yeast and molds | Control | 5.37±0.06Ac | 5.52±0.03Ab | 5.74±0.08Aa | 5.81±0.05Aa |
Water | 4.38±0.13Bc | 5.21±0.06Bb | 5.45±0.21Aab | 5.65±0.16Aa |
Combined | 1.15±0.21Cd | 1.84±0.06Cc | 3.30±0.05Bb | 4.57±0.07Ba |
Treatment of 1% acetic acid and 10 kJ/m2 UV-C irradiation.
Any means in the same column (A-C) or row (a-d) followed by different letters are significantly (p<0.05) different.