Table 3.
Microbiological and chemical-physical characterization of control samples of batch 2.
| Parameter | T0 | T4 | T20 | T30 | T40 | T50 | T60 | T70 | T80 | T90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVC* | 5.85 | 8.30 | 8.23 | 8.04 | 7.99 | 8.56 | 7.95 | 8.18 | 8.09 | 8.00 |
| Pseudomonas spp.* | 3.83 | 3.41 | 2.85 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 |
| Enterobacteriaceae* | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 |
| LAB* | 5.17 | 8.48 | 8.40 | 8.36 | 8.26 | 8.60 | 7.95 | 8.30 | 8.27 | 8.18 |
| pH | 5.71 | 5.26 | 5.28 | 5.34 | 5.40 | 5.38 | 5.54 | 5.53 | 5.47 | 5.46 |
| aw | 0.950 | 0.943 | 0.919 | 0.923 | 0.898 | 0.900 | 0.877 | 0.881 | 0.864 | 0.845 |
| T20+30 | T30+30 | T40+30 | T50+30 | T60+30 | T70+30 | T80+30 | T90+30 | |||
| TVC* | - | - | 8.30 | 8.30 | 7.99 | 8.78 | 7.48 | 8.00 | 8.26 | 7.51 |
| Pseudomonas spp.* | - | - | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 |
| Enterobacteriaceae* | - | - | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 | < 2.00 |
| LAB* | - | - | 8.18 | 7.85 | 8.01 | 8.29 | 8.02 | 7.89 | 8.24 | 7.66 |
| pH | - | - | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.54 | 5.61 | 5.62 | 5.55 |
| aw | - | - | 0.931 | 0.924 | 0.916 | 0.916 | 0.894 | 0.861 | 0.873 | 0.831 |
*TVC, Pseudomonas spp., Enterobacteriaceae and LAB are expressed as Log CFU/g.