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).