Table 4.
Days of storage | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
Number of samples | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
Microbial counts in log CF/g: mean (minimum value; maximum value] | |||||
Psychrotrophic bacteria | 3.7 [3.3; 5.4] | 3.7 [3.3; 5.1] | 3.6 [3.3; 6.3] | 3.9 [3.3; 6.9] | 3.7 [3.3; 5.3] |
Enterobacteria | 3.9 [3.0; 5.3] | 3.9 [3.0; 6.1] | 3.9 [3.0; 6.1] | 4.2 [3.0; 7.0] | 4.5 [3.0; 7.8] |
Yeasts and molds | 4.4 [3.0; 5.6] A | 4.9 [3.5; 6.0] AB | 5.1 [3.3;7.4] B | 5.5 [4.0; 7.6] BC | 6.0 [5.0; 7.9] C |