Table 1.
δ values (min) of Listeria monocytogenes CECT 4031 (p = 0.41) obtained in TSBYE at 55°C and/or in presence of 0.3 mM thymol and/or 0.3 mM carvacrol and recovered in TSAYE or TSAYE-SC.
| Recovery in TSAYE | Recovery in TSAYE-SC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| δ value (min) | RMSE | r 2 | δ value (min) | RMSE | r 2 | |
| Thymol | 15.58 | 0.226 | 0.893 | 11.02 | 0.259 | 0.901 |
| Carvacrol | 12.79 | 0.249 | 0.898 | 11.07 | 0.252 | 0.904 |
| Thymol + carvacrol | 8.74 | 0.334 | 0.878 | 3.76 | 0.393 | 0.907 |
| 55°C | 0.80 | 0.655 | 0.926 | 0.43 | 0.944 | 0.911 |
| 55°C + thymol | 0.25 | 0.276 | 0.993 | 0.16 | 0.447 | 0.988 |
| 55°C + carvacrol | 0.25 | 0.319 | 0.990 | 0.14 | 0.419 | 0.989 |
| 55°C + thymol + carvacrol | 0.18 | 0.332 | 0.992 | 0.10 | 0.813 | 0.966 |