. 2013 Jun 20;52(2):1068–1074. doi: 10.1007/s13197-013-1064-1

Table 1.

Microbial changes in lal peda during storage packaged under air and under MAP

Storage period (days)	Atmosphere	Total plate count (log₁₀ cfu/g)	Yeast and mold count (log₁₀ cfu/g)	Coliform count (log₁₀ cfu/g)
0		4.60 ± 0.05	2.70 ± 0.03	N.D.
10	Control	4.63 ± 0.01^a	2.73 ± 0.02^a	N.D.
	98:: N₂	4.59 ± 0.01^a	2.64 ± 0.03^b	N.D.
	70:30::N₂:CO₂	4.60 ± 0.01^a	2.70 ± 0.05^b	N.D.
20	Control	5.23 ± 0.03^a	2.99 ± 0.04^a	N.D.
	98:: N₂	4.59 ± 0.01^b	2.74 ± 0.02^b	N.D.
	70:30::N₂: CO₂	4.60 ± 0.01^b	2.75 ± 0.03^b	N.D.
30	Control	6.38 ± 0.08^a	3.16 ± 0.02^a	N.D.
	98:: N₂	4.78 ± 0.02^b	2.85 ± 0.01^b	N.D.
	70:30::N₂: CO₂	4.75 ± 0.03^b	2.87 ± 0.02^b	N.D.
40	98:: N₂	5.31 ± 0.03^a	3.01 ± 0.02^a	N.D.
40	70:30::N₂: CO₂	4.85 ± 0.07^b	2.90 ± 0.02^b	N.D.
50	98:: N₂	5.73 ± 0.06^a	3.03 ± 0.03^a	N.D.
50	70:30::N₂: CO₂	5.17 ± 0.03^b	2.92 ± 0.02^a	N.D.
60	98:: N₂	6.36 ± 0.03^a	3.04 ± 0.02^a	N.D.
60	70:30::N₂: CO₂	6.30 ± 0.06^a	2.93 ± 0.01^a	N.D.

Values represents Mean ± S.D of triplicate (n = 3); Values with different superscripts in each storage period group for each trial and parameter are significantly different (p < 0.05)

N. D., not detected, MAP modified atmosphere packaging