Table 5. Effects of lemon extract powder and vinegar powder on nitrosyl hemochrome, total pigment, curing efficiency, TBARS, and aerobic plate counts of naturally cured pork sausages with white kimchi powder

Main effects Dependent variables
Nitrosyl hemochrome (ppm) Total pigment (ppm) Curing efficiency (%) TBARS (mg MDA/kg) Aerobic plate counts (Log CFU/g)
Treatment (T)1)
 Control 40.20C 52.02C 77.22AB 0.093A 2.06A
 Treatment 1 42.15B 54.06AB 77.93AB 0.109A 1.64D
 Treatment 2 43.73A 55.19A 79.21A 0.098A 1.61D
 Treatment 3 39.32D 52.76BC 74.53DC 0.087A 1.86B
 Treatment 4 37.83E 51.45C 73.47D 0.093A 1.84B
 Treatment 5 40.19C 52.59BC 76.37BC 0.093A 1.73C
 SEM 2.52 2.10 1.99 0.008 0.03
Storage day (S)2)
 Day 0 41.49A 53.15A 77.98A 0.071C 1.70C
 Day 15 39.82B 52.56A 75.69B 0.097B 1.79B
 Day 30 40.39B 53.32A 75.69B 0.119A 1.88A
 SEM 2.51 2.06 1.88 0.007 0.03
Treatment: Control, 0.01% sodium nitrite+0.05% sodium ascorbate; treatment 1, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% lemon extract powder; treatment 2, 0.3% white kimchi powder+1.0% lemon extract powder; treatment 3, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% vinegar powder; treatment 4, 0.3% white kimchi powder+1.0% vinegar powder; and treatment 5, 0.3% white kimchi powder+0.5% lemon extract powder+0.5% vinegar powder.
Storage day: All samples were stored at 2°C−3°C for 30 days in the dark until analysis. Measurements were made on 0, 15, and 30 days.
Means within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
TBARS, 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; MDA, malondialdehydes.