Table 2. Aerobic plate count of cooked chicken patties held at 20°C or 43°C for 8 h

Treatments	Storage (hrs)
Treatments	0 h	2 h	4 h	6 h	8 h	SEM
	---------------------------------- log CFU/g meat −-------------------------------
Storage at 25°C
Control	2.6^c^v	3.5^ac^w	4.5^d^x	5.5^e^y	6.9^c^z	0.04
Tannic acid	2.5^c^v	3.5^c^w	4.3^c^x	5.3^d^y	6.7^c^z	0.04
Oregano	2.3^b^v	2.9^b^w	3.6^a^x	4.3^b^y	5.7^b^z	0.04
Combination	2.2^a^v	2.6^a^w	3.6^a^x	4.1^a^y	5.3^a^z	0.05
BHA	2.1^a^v	2.6^a^w	3.8^b^x	4.9^c^y	5.6^b^z	0.09
SEM	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.09
Storage at 43°C
Control	2.6^c^v	3.9^d^w	5.1^e^x	6.2^d^y	8.3^d^z	0.03
Tannic acid	2.5^c^v	3.7^c^w	4.9^d^x	5.8^c^y	7.8^c^z	0.03
Oregano	2.3^b^v	2. 9^b^w	3.7^b^x	4.7^b^y	6.7^b^z	0.03
Combination	2.1^a^v	2.7^a^w	3.5^a^x	4.3^a^y	6.5^a^z	0.01
BHA	2.1^a^v	2.9^b^w	3.8^c^x	4.7^b^y	6.8^b^z	0.03
SEM	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.03

Different superscripts within a column (for a specified storage temperature) differ significantly (p<0.05).
Different superscripts within a row (for a specified storage temperature) differ significantly (p<0.05). n=4.