Table 4.
Comparison of the microbial load of chicken fillets during the 12-day cold storage period.
| Samples | Storage Time (Day) | TAMB (Log CFU/g) |
Coliforms (Log CFU/g) |
Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci (Log CFU/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 1 | 2.75 ± 0.19 D,a | 2.16 ± 0.08 D,a | 3.02 ± 0.03 D,a |
| 4 | 4.91 ± 0.05 C,a | 3.98 ± 0.07 C,a | 4.61 ± 0.09 C,a | |
| 8 | 7.49 ± 0.14 B,a | 5.13 ± 0.04 B,a | 5.99 ± 0.07 B,a | |
| 12 | 8.45 ± 0.11 A,a | 5.71 ± 0.11 A,a | 7.32 ± 0.04 A,a | |
| VOE0% | 1 | 2.77 ± 0.08 D,a | 2.19 ± 0.05 D,a | 3.04 ± 0.08 D,a |
| 4 | 4.32 ± 0.11 C,b | 3.33 ± 0.06 C,b | 4.00 ± 0.02 C,b | |
| 8 | 7.07 ± 0.07 B,b | 4.69 ± 0.04 B,b | 5.18 ± 0.03 B,b | |
| 12 | 7.42 ± 0.05 A,b | 5.27 ± 0.06 A,b | 6.25 ± 0.09 A,b | |
| VOE1% | 1 | 2.70 ± 0.12 D,a | 2.17 ± 0.03 D,a | 3.00 ± 0.05 D,a |
| 4 | 3.59 ± 0.07 C,c | 2.70 ± 0.09 C,c | 3.41 ± 0.03 C,c | |
| 8 | 4.56 ± 0.11 B,c | 3.35 ± 0.07 B,c | 3.90 ± 0.05 B,c | |
| 12 | 5.00 ± 0.17 A,c | 3.96 ± 0.08 A,c | 4.47 ± 0.02 A,c | |
| VOE2% | 1 | 2.65 ± 0.09 D,a | 2.14 ± 0.08 D,a | 2.98 ± 0.04 D,a |
| 4 | 3.28 ± 0.12 C,d | 2.48 ± 0.04 C,d | 3.24 ± 0.08 C,d | |
| 8 | 4.10 ± 0.03 B,d | 2.92 ± 0.03 B,d | 3.58 ± 0.04 B,d | |
| 12 | 4.67 ± 0.14 A,d | 3.41 ± 0.05 A,d | 3.88 ± 0.04 A,d | |
| VOE3% | 1 | 2.66 ± 0.15 D,a | 2.14 ± 0.08 D,a | 2.98 ± 0.04 D,a |
| 4 | 3.10 ± 0.04 C,e | 2.39 ± 0.02 C,e | 3.17 ± 0.02 C,d | |
| 8 | 3.81 ± 0.07 B,e | 2.80 ± 0.07 B,e | 3.44 ± 0.05 B,e | |
| 12 | 4.23 ± 0.09 A,e | 3.19 ± 0.04 A,e | 3.62 ± 0.08 A,e |
Values represent the mean (n = 3) ± SD. VOE: Violata orodata extract; TVBC: total viable bacteria count. a–e and A–D different letters indicate significant differences among samples and storage periods at a 5% probability level, respectively.