Table 1.
Cut type of fresh-cut cantaloupes and its effect on total plate count and yeast and mould count of fresh-cut cantaloupes treated with pulsed light
| Cut type | Cuboid | Triangular prism | Sphere | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | A | B | ||
| Cut Type | |||||
| Side (cm) | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 | - |
| Height (cm) | 1.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 2.50 | - |
| Diameter (cm) | - | - | - | - | 3.00 |
| Surface area, A (cm2) | 36.00 | 48.00 | 37.79 | 51.29 | 28.27 |
| Volume, V (cm3) | 13.50 | 22.50 | 13.15 | 21.92 | 14.14 |
| A/V (cm−1) | 2.67 | 2.13 | 2.87 | 2.34 | 2.00 |
| Total Plate Count | |||||
| Untreated sample (log cfu/g) | 3.85 ± 0.28Aa | 4.05 ± 0.21Aa | 3.98 ± 0.08Aa | 3.66 ± 0.17Aa | 2.82 ± 0.25Ab |
| Treated sample (log cfu/g) | 2.28 ± 0.12Ba | 2.61 ± 0.38Ba | 2.72 ± 0.13Ba | 2.73 ± 0.08Ba | 1.43 ± 0.49Bb |
| Yeast and Mould Count | |||||
| Untreated sample (log cfu/g) | 3.42 ± 0.12Aab | 3.71 ± 0.13Aa | 3.70 ± 0.22Aa | 3.23 ± 0.31Aab | 2.88 ± 0.36Ab |
| Treated sample (log cfu/g) | 1.85 ± 0.60Ba | 2.17 ± 0.20Ba | 2.61 ± 0.25Ba | 2.54 ± 0.14Ba | 1.43 ± 0.49Bb |
*Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences within the same row (p ≤ 0.05)
*Different uppercase letters indicate significant differences within the same column (p ≤ 0.05)