Table 4 Changes in pH of pig small intestine by different packaging methods during cold storage at 4℃

Treatment Storage days SEM
1 4 7 10
AP 6.82Aa 6.65ABb 6.52Bc 6.57Bbc 0.03
SP 6.75ABa 6.62Bb 6.61Ab 6.73Aa 0.02
VP 6.65Ba 6.69Aa 6.47Cb 6.46Cb 0.02
SEM 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.03
A–C Means with different superscripts within a same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
a–c Means with different superscripts within a same row differ significantly (p<0.05).
AP, aero packaging; SP, skin-pack packaging; VP, vacuum packaging.