Table 3.
Mean values (±standard error) of odor sensory evaluation (SE) of the goose breast muscles and subcutaneous fat packed in different atmospheres and stored at +4°C for up to 11 D.
| Packaging atmosphere | Storage time1 (d) |
Significance effects |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE2 [CU] | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | PA | ST | PA × ST | |
| Breast muscles | *** | *** | *** | ||||||
| MA | 6.00 ± 0.00a | 5.32 ± 0.09b,x | 4.92 ± 0.05c,x | 4.12 ± 0.06d,x | 3.48 ± 0.10e,x | ||||
| Vacuum | 6.00 ± 0.00a | 5.84 ± 0.07a,y | 5.24 ± 0.09b,y | 4.48 ± 0.10c,y | 4.12 ± 0.10d,y | ||||
| Subcutaneous fat | *** | *** | *** | ||||||
| MA | 5.64 ± 0.09a | 5.24 ± 0.08b | 4.64 ± 0.09c,x | 4.40 ± 0.09c,d,x | 4.28 ± 0.09d,x | ||||
| Vacuum | 5.64 ± 0.09 | 5.48 ± 0.10 | 5.44 ± 0.10y | 5.40 ± 0.09y | 5.40 ± 0.10y | ||||
1
The data are average values of 50 tests for storage time 0; 25 tests for storage time 4, 7, 9,11 D.
2
Scale of scores: 6 = typical; 1 = completely changed; CU—conventional units.
a–e
Means with different letters in the same row, differ at P < 0.05 in view of the time of storage.
x,y
Means with different letters in the same column, differ at P < 0.05 in view of the packaging atmosphere.
Significance effects: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ns—not significant.
PA: packaging atmosphere, ST: storage time, MA: modified atmosphere, 80% O2 and 20% CO2.