Table 4. pH, TBARS, and VBN measurements of prosciutto treated to cold plasma

Treated time (min) pH TBARS (mg MA/kg) VBN (mg%)
0 6.03±0.06c 0.33±0.02f 3.67±0.00b
1 6.00±0.01d 0.58±0.02e 6.24±4.04a
3 6.06±0.01b 0.80±0.03d 3.21±4.04b
5 6.00±0.01d 1.09±0.02c 2.27±0.00c
7 6.12±0.02a 2.08±0.04b 0.88±0.00d
9 5.92±0.02e 3.82±0.08a 3.44±4.04b
Means with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (p<0.05).
TBARS, thiobarburic acid reactive substance; VBN, volatile basic nitrogen; MA, malonaldehyde.