Table 3. Coefficient of a second-order polynomial models used to predict the values of each parameter in Baranyi model as a function of temperature for L. monocytogenes inoculated in refrigerated cooked sausage after the packaging had been opened in household
Parameters | Variables | Coefficient | Second-order polynomial models | R2 |
SGR1) | y0 | 0.0168 | = y0 + aX2) + bX2 | 0.9597 |
a | 0.0013 |
b | 2.7810-5 |
LT3) | y0 | 134.7725 | = y0 + aX + bX2 | 0.9465 |
a | -5.9985 |
b | -0.1559 |
1)SGR, maximum specific growth rate (μmax).
2)X, temperature (℃).
3)LT, lag time (λ).