Table 7. Effect of calamansi pulp extract on bacterial cell counts of pork patty during storage at 4°C
Bacteria (Log CFU/g) | Treatment | Storage days (d) | SEM |
1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Total aerobic bacteria | Control | 5.71Ad | 6.10Ac | 7.13Ab | 7.37Aa | 0.017 |
0.2PCPE | 4.88Bc | 4.94Bc | 6.13Bb | 6.53Ba | 0.050 |
0.4PCPE | 4.54Cb | 3.66Cc | 4.49Cb | 4.96Ca | 0.034 |
SEM | 0.030 | 0.038 | 0.048 | 0.024 | |
Lactic acid bacteria | Control | 3.53Ad | 4.07Ac | 4.75Ab | 4.92Aa | 0.020 |
0.2PCPE | 2.80Bc | 3.59Bb | 4.51Ba | 4.69Ba | 0.056 |
0.4PCPE | 2.62Bd | 3.22Cc | 4.54Bb | 4.88Aa | 0.048 |
SEM | 0.080 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.020 | |
Enterobacteriaceae | Control | 3.32Ad | 5.29Ac | 5.95Ab | 6.34Aa | 0.080 |
0.2PCPE | 3.03Bd | 4.36Bc | 4.87Bb | 5.50Ba | 0.079 |
0.4PCPE | 2.79Cd | 3.04Cc | 3.54Cb | 3.76Ca | 0.041 |
SEM | 0.029 | 0.039 | 0.087 | 0.095 | |
Pseudomonas spp. | Control | 2.90d | 4.07Ac | 4.92Ab | 5.22Aa | 0.043 |
0.2PCPE | 2.99c | 3.50Bb | 4.25Ba | 4.66Ba | 0.104 |
0.4PCPE | 2.97d | 3.23Cc | 3.57Cb | 3.89Ca | 0.031 |
SEM | 0.118 | 0.044 | 0.046 | 0.018 | |
Means within a column with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
Means within a row with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
0.2PCPE, pork patty with 0.2% calamansi pulp extract addition; 0.4PCPE, pork patty with 0.4% calamansi pulp extract addition.