Table 1. Effect of different aging temperature on total aerobic bacterial counts (Log CFU/g) in pork shoulder treated by electron beam irradiation
Storage (day) | Temperature (°C) | Irradiation dose (kGy) |
0 | 2 | SEM1) |
0 | - | 3.22x | 2.71y | 0.06 |
2 | 2 | 3.60c | 3.58b | 0.08 |
10 | 3.99b | 3.90a | 0.04 |
25 | 6.18ax | 3.90ay | 0.09 |
SEM2) | 0.08 | 0.07 | |
4 | 2 | 4.22c | 4.17c | 0.05 |
10 | 5.07bx | 4.45by | 0.04 |
25 | 7.12ax | 4.58ay | 0.02 |
SEM | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
8 | 2 | 4.42cx | 4.31by | 0.02 |
10 | 5.12bx | 4.51ay | 0.05 |
25 | 7.28ax | 4.60ay | 0.03 |
SEM | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
n=9,
n=24.
Values with different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).