Table 5.
The microbiological quality of minced pork wrapped with banana starch film incorporated with banana peel extract and PVC films (log CFU/g).
| Storage Time (Days) | Film | Total Plate Count (log CFU/g) |
Yeast and Molds (log CFU/g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | BSF | 2.68 ± 0.03 a | 2.27 ± 0.09 a |
| PVC | 2.68 ± 0.23 a | 2.27 ± 0.09 a | |
| 1 | BSF | 3.72 ± 0.04 b | 2.55 ± 0.18 a |
| PVC | 2.99 ± 0.03 a | 2.36 ± 0.11 a | |
| 3 | BSF | 3.89 ± 0.03 a | 2.79 ± 0.08 a |
| PVC | 3.72 ± 0.04 b | 2.55 ± 0.09 b | |
| 5 | BSF | 4.04 ± 0.02 a | 2.82 ± 0.11 a |
| PVC | 3.83 ± 0.06 b | 2.63 ± 0.16 a | |
| 7 | BSF | 4.14 ± 0.02 a | 2.90 ± 0.02 a |
| PVC | 4.07 ± 0.01 b | 2.79 ± 0.09 a |
Data represent mean ± SD of triplicate determinations. CFU: colony forming unit. Different superscripts in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).