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).