Table 3.
Comparison of effects of pasteurization, sonication and thermosonication treatment on aerobic plate count, yeast, and mold count of Adajamir juice.
| Microorganisms | Storage (days) | Control | Treatments |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP | HP | US-10 | US-20 | TS-10 | TS-20 | |||
| Aerobic Plate Count (APC) (CFU/mL) |
0 3 7 10 |
2.83 ± 0.15a 3.76 ± 0.06a 5.34 ± 0.10a 7.13 ± 0.07a |
ND ND ND 2.28 ± 0.19de |
ND ND ND 2.1 ± 0.09e |
2.11 ± 0.02b 2.53 ± 0.06b 4.63 ± 0.18a 7.09 ± 0.08a |
1.58 ± 0.02c 1.59 ± 0.05c 3.24 ± 0.10b 5.26 ± 0.10b |
ND ND 2.76 ± 0.12bc 3.79 ± 0.30c |
ND ND 1.53 ± 0.19c 3.57 ± 0.13d |
| Yeast and Molds Count (YMC) (CFU/mL) |
0 3 7 10 |
2.81 ± 0.08a 3.59 ± 0.08a 6.39 ± 0.95a 8.53 ± 0.29a |
ND ND ND ND |
ND ND ND ND |
2.09 ± 0.1b 2.40 ± 1.5b 5.1 ± 0.04a 7.05 ± 0.09b |
1.55 ± 0.13c 2.85 ± 0.11c 4.28 ± 0.10b 5.04 ± 0.10c |
ND ND 1.86 ± 0.04c 3.15 ± 0.06d |
ND ND 1.15 ± 0.14d 2.62 ± 0.24d |
Data are expressed as means ± SD, mean values in a row with different superscript letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.