Table 2 Change in pH of beef dur ing storage
Treatment1) | Storage period (day) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Control | 5.25±0.02c2)A3) | 5.51±0.04bA | 5.51±0.03bA | 5.71±0.12aA | - | - | - | - |
TCS-1 | 5.25±0.02cA | - | 5.40±0.02bA | - | 5.34±0.04bB | 5.51±0.03aB | 5.53±0.04a | 5.52±0.04a |
TCS-2 | 5.25±0.02cA | - | 5.41±0.06bA | - | 5.42±0.06bA | 5.70±0.07aA | 5.71±0.07a | - |
Control, beef in expandable polystyrene box; TCS-1, beef in box with thermoelectric cooling system and plasma generation apparatus; TCS-2, beef in box with thermoelectric cooling system.
a-bMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).
A-BMeans in the same column with different superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).