Table 7. Effect of aerobic, vacuum and different modified atmosphere packagings on sensory properties of poultry breast fillets

Packaging methods Storage time (D) p-value
0 2 4 6 8 10 d trt d×trt
Color Control 7.00a±0.13 6.19fg±0.17 5.58h±0.16 6.03g±0.12 5.58h±0.16 0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
VP 6.78abcde±0.13 6.06fg±0.16 6.50bcdefg±0.11 4.81i±0.24 4.72i±0.19 6.08fg±0.12
MAP-1 6.86abc±0.14 6.83abcd±0.13 6.31efg±0.19 6.56abcdef±0.15 6.06fg±0.13 6.53abcdef±0.15
MAP-2 6.89ab±0.13 6.36defg±0.11 6.39cdefg±0.14 6.39cdefg±0.15 6.11fg±0.16 6.56abcdef±0.16
Flavor Control 6.94ab±0.17 6.36cde±0.19 5.53g±0.22 4.75h±0.21 3.00i±0.12 0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
VP 6.86abc±0.16 6.47abcde±0.22 6.67abcd±0.22 5.81fg±0.24 6.75abc±0.16 6.08ef±0.16
MAP-1 6.42bcde±0.20 6.06ef±0.22 6.14def±0.23 6.17def±0.17 6.92abc±0.15 5.50g±0.17
MAP-2 7.03a±0.14 6.86abc±0.11 6.47abcde±0.12 6.58abcde±0.16 6.47abcde±0.13 5.78fg±0.14
Tenderness Control 5.83c±0.15 6.19abc±0.23 6.39abc±0.26 6.39abc±0.27 2.06d±0.17 0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
VP 6.44abc±0.18 6.50ab±0.24 6.64ab±0.20 7.03a±0.19 6.86ab±0.19 7.06a±0.17
MAP-1 6.39abc±0.18 6.69ab±0.27 6.64ab±0.20 7.03a±0.19 6.86ab±0.19 6.81ab±0.20
MAP-2 6.89a±0.19 6.47abc±0.24 6.64ab±0.20 7.03a±0.19 6.67ab±0.18 6.42abc±0.19
Juiciness Control 6.28bcd±0.25 5.75def±0.33 5.28efg±0.30 4.78g±0.26 1.19h±0.07 0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
VP 7.28a±0.15 6.50bc±0.24 6.08cde±0.26 5.53defg±0.28 5.39efg±0.27 5.33efg±0.21
MAP-1 6.83ab±0.19 6.06cde±0.25 5.56defg±0.30 5.39efg±0.26 5.33efg±0.26 5.33efg±0.26
MAP-2 6.89ab±0.19 6.03cde±0.25 5.61def±0.31 5.67def±0.28 5.25efg±0.25 5.11fg±0.23
Overall acceptability Control 7.22ab±0.13 6.81bcd±0.14 6.28def±0.18 4.39i±0.29 1.19j±0.07 0 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
VP 7.17ab±0.16 6.75bcde±0.29 6.00fg±0.27 5.31h±0.26 5.31h±0.26 5.31h±0.26
MAP-1 7.17ab±0.12 6.94bc±0.13 6.50cdef±0.16 6.28def±0.25 6.22def±0.25 6.14efg±0.25
MAP-2 7.58a±0.10 7.22ab±0.13 6.94bc±0.17 6.50cdef±0.28 6.47cdef±0.17 5.89fg±0.19
Control, aerobic packaging; VP, vacuum packaging; MAP-1, modified atmosphere packaging 1 (0% O2, 40% CO2, 60% N2); MAP-2, modified atmosphere packaging 2 (20% O2, 40% CO2, 40% N2).
Superscripts indicate a statistical significant difference between days and treatment (p<0.05).