Table 2.
Microbial and physicochemical changes in fish stored at 4 °C.
| Day | Systems-CSBR | Systems-CSRC | Systems-CSBC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log CFU/g | TVB-N mg/100 g | Log CFU/g | TVB-N mg/100 g | Log CFU/g | TVB-N mg/100 g | |
| 0 | 3.16 ± 0.09 a | 5.6 ± 0.4 a | 3.16 ± 0.09 a | 5.6 ± 0.4 a | 3.16 ± 0.09 a | 5.6 ± 0.4 a |
| 3 | 6.1 ± 0.5 b | 10 ± 1 b | 6.4 ± 0.1 b | 12 ± 1 b | 6.0 ± 0.2 b | 12 ± 1 b |
| 4 | 6.9 ± 0.2 c | 31 ± 2 c | - | - | 6.7 ± 0.3 c | 26 ± 1 cd |
| 5 | 7.52 ± 0.07 d | 46 ± 3 e | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | 8.8 ± 0.1 e | 78.5 ± 0.7 f | - | - | - | - |
Mean and standard deviations for n = 3 are reported. (-) no data. For the same parameter, the same letter indicates non-significant differences (p < 0.05) between data reported.