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.