Table 1.
Sensory evaluation of egg during storage at 0°C

Sensory evaluation Storage period (day)
0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84 91 98 105
Yolk color 9.00±0.00a 8.07±0.88bc 7.80±1.21bcd 8.33±0.72b 8.33±0.49b 8.33±0.90b 7.87±0.83bcd 7.33±0.98de 7.40±0.99de 7.67±0.72cd 7.60±1.06cd 7.60±1.18cd 7.60±1.06cd 7.47±0.52cd 7.40±0.74de 6.87±1.06e
Albumen color 9.00±0.00a 8.27±0.70bcd 8.33±0.72bc 8.53±0.64ab 8.27±0.46bcd 8.73±0.46ab 8.33±0.82bc 7.80±0.68def 7.60±0.74ef 8.00±0.76cde 8.47±0.52bc 7.67±0.82ef 7.73±0.80ef 7.47±0.83f 7.73±0.80ef 7.53±0.64ef
Yolk spreadability 9.00±0.00a 8.40±0.63bc 8.00±1.56cde 8.80±0.41ab 8.33±0.62bc 8.47±0.64abc 8.13±0.83cd 7.47±0.92efg 7.27±1.03fg 8.27±0.59bc 7.87±1.30cdef 7.60±0.83def 7.93±0.70cde 7.87±0.52cdef 8.00±0.76cde 7.00±1.13g
Albumen spreadability 9.00±0.00a 8.47±0.74abc 8.07±0.88bcd 8.80±0.41a 8.47±0.52abc 8.80±0.41a 7.87±0.74d 7.60±0.91de 7.67±0.82de 8.00±0.76cd 8.53±0.52ab 7.27±1.10e 7.73±0.80de 7.60±0.74de 7.67±0.82de 7.67±0.82de
Off-flavor 9.00±0.00a 8.53±0.64abcd 8.73±0.46ab 8.87±0.35ab 8.47±0.64bcd 8.67±0.62abc 8.47±0.52bcd 8.67±0.49abc 8.40±0.63bcd 8.53±0.64abcd 8.80±0.41ab 8.40±0.74bcd 8.13±1.19de 8.47±0.74bcd 7.93±0.96e 8.20±0.56cde
Freshness 9.00±0.00a 8.20±0.77cd 8.00±0.93def 8.87±0.35ab 8.20±0.41cd 8.53±0.52bc 8.07±0.70cde 7.60±0.83efgh 7.67±0.72efgh 7.93±0.80defg 8.27±0.70cd 7.20±0.86h 7.67±0.72efgh 7.47±0.52gh 7.53±0.52fgh 7.40±0.51h
Overall acceptability 9.00±0.00a 8.33±0.62bc 8.00±1.00cd 8.73±0.46ab 8.33±0.49bc 8.60±0.51ab 8.07±0.70cd 7.60±0.83def 7.60±0.83def 7.93±0.80cde 8.40±0.74bc 7.27±0.88f 7.53±0.74ef 7.40±0.51f 7.53±0.52ef 7.20±0.77f
Values are mean±SD (n=15). 9=excellent, 7=good, 5=moderate/marketable, 3=poor, 1=very poor. Means with the same letter in each row are not significantly different by Duncan's multiple range test (p<0.05).