Table 2.
Sensory evaluation of egg during storage at 10°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 7.67±0.90bc 7.60±1.45bc 8.00±0.85b 7.40±0.99bcd 7.27±0.80bcd 6.87±0.64cde 6.47±1.55e 7.67±0.72bc 7.33±0.49bcd 6.80±1.21de 6.47±1.55e 6.27±0.80e 7.00±1.07cde 5.53±1.73f 5.53±1.77f
Albumen color 9.00±0.00a 8.00±0.93bc 8.07±0.80bc 8.33±0.72b 7.47±0.83cd 7.13±0.83de 6.80±1.08ef 6.40±1.30f 7.80±0.77bc 6.80±0.77ef 6.67±1.11ef 5.40±1.24g 4.80±0.94g 3.80±1.42h 3.73±1.16h 3.20±0.94h
Yolk spreadability 9.00±0.00a 8.07±0.70b 7.60±1.30bcd 7.93±0.96b 7.73±1.03bc 7.67±0.82bc 6.87±0.99de 5.80±1.37fg 7.40±1.18bcd 7.00±0.93cd 7.13±0.64cd 6.13±1.36f 6.20±1.08f 6.07±1.53f 5.87±1.30f 5.13±1.30g
Albumen spreadability 9.00±0.00a 8.00±0.85b 7.87±1.13b 8.60±0.51a 7.27±0.88c 7.13±0.64cd 6.60±0.99de 5.87±0.99f 7.93±0.80b 6.67±0.82cde 6.33±1.05ef 4.67±1.35g 3.47±1.06h 3.27±1.22h 3.00±1.00hi 2.53±1.06i
Off-flavor 9.00±0.00a 8.00±0.93bcd 8.60±0.7ab 8.53±0.83ab 8.47±0.74abc 8.33±0.62abcd 8.27±0.46abcd 8.33±0.72abcd 7.93±1.79bcde 7.93±0.88bcde 8.33±0.62abcd 7.67±1.29cdef 6.93±1.67f 7.13±1.60ef 6.07±1.44g 7.60±1.18edf
Freshness 9.00±0.00a 7.87±0.74bc 7.87±1.30bc 8.33±0.82b 7.53±0.74c 7.33±0.72cd 6.93±0.70de 6.07±0.96f 7.87±0.74bc 6.53±0.83ef 6.73±0.96e 4.87±0.99g 3.80±1.15h 3.73±0.70h 3.27±0.59hi 2.93±0.70i
Overall acceptability 9.00±0.00a 8.00±0.65bc 7.73±1.33bcd 8.27±0.96b 7.53±0.74cde 7.33±0.90de 7.00±0.76ef 6.13±1.06g 7.80±0.77bcd 6.60±0.83fg 6.53±1.13fg 4.73±0.96h 3.73±0.96i 3.60±0.83i 3.13±0.64ij 2.67±0.98j
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).