Table 7. Effect of calamansi extract on microbiological changes of dakgalbi during storage at 4°C (unit: Log CFU/g)
Meat cuts | Microorganism | Treatment | Storage time (d) | SEM |
1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
Breast | TAB | Control | 3.92Ad | 4.74Ac | 6.21Ab | 6.27Ab | 7.07Aa | 0.081 |
| 0.14CE | 3.78Ad | 4.97Ac | 4.62Bc | 5.77Bb | 6.98Aa | 0.083 |
| 0.18CE | 3.79Ad | 4.81Ac | 4.64Bc | 5.48Bb | 6.97Aa | 0.063 |
| SEM | 0.037 | 0.095 | 0.097 | 0.090 | 0.035 | |
Coliforms | Control | 2.86Ab | 2.98Ab | 3.12Ab | 3.75Aa | 2.82Ab | 0.094 |
| 0.14CE | 2.97Abc | 3.17Aab | 2.86Bbc | 3.43ABa | 2.62Ac | 0.095 |
| 0.18CE | 2.94Ab | 2.96Aab | 2.96ABab | 3.29Ba | 2.55Ac | 0.073 |
| SEM | 0.043 | 0.063 | 0.051 | 0.078 | 0.155 | |
Escherichia coli | Control | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| 0.14CE | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| 0.18CE | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| SEM | - | - | - | - | - | |
Thigh | TAB | Control | 4.00Ad | 5.46Ac | 6.20Ab | 6.27Ab | 7.19Aa | 0.065 |
| 0.14CE | 3.95Ad | 5.05Bc | 5.91Ab | 5.81Ab | 6.67Ba | 0.088 |
| 0.18CE | 3.97Ac | 5.06Bb | 4.94Bb | 5.44Aab | 6.10Ca | 0.155 |
| SEM | 0.053 | 0.082 | 0.096 | 0.194 | 0.061 | |
Coliforms | Control | 2.34Ba | 2.10Ba | 2.59Aa | 2.49Aa | 2.49Aa | 0.135 |
| 0.14CE | 2.55Ab | 3.00Aa | 2.10Bc | 2.20Ac | 2.00Bc | 0.067 |
| 0.18CE | 2.63Aab | 3.07Aa | 2.00Bc | 2.30Ac | 2.10Bc | 0.099 |
| SEM | 0.048 | 0.078 | 0.068 | 0.183 | 0.088 | |
E. coli | Control | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| 0.14CE | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| 0.18CE | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | - |
| SEM | - | - | - | - | - | |
0.14CE, dakgalbi with 0.14% calamansi extract addition; 0.18CE, dakgalbi with 0.18% calamansi extract addition.
Means denoted by different superscripts within the same column indicate a significant difference (p<0.05).
Means denoted by different superscripts within the same row indicate a significant difference (p<0.05).
CFU, colony-forming units; ND, not detected; TAB, total aerobic bacteria.