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.