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Table 10 Changes in yeasts and molds (log cfu/g) of fish steak samples during storage at 4 °C

From: Improvement of the shelf life of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) fish steaks using edible coatings containing chitosan, nanochitosan, and clove oil during refrigerated storage

Treatments

Storage period (day)

Mean

0

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

T1

3.86ho

4.13gm

5.20di

5.71cg

6.81bd

7.26ac

7.80ab

8.82a

8.90a

6.49A

T2

2.44mr

2.34nr

3.20jr

3.50ip

3.89hn

4.43fk

5.76cg

5.92cf

6.41be

4.21BC

T3

2.07ho

2.32nr

2.74kr

3.41jr

3.73hp

3.94hn

4.73ej

5.41dh

5.81cg

3.79CD

T4

2.47mr

2.82kr

3.47jq

3.78hp

4.43fk

4.70ej

5.41dh

5.83cg

6.62bd

4.39B

T5

1.77qr

2.14or

2.64li

2.83kr

3.52ip

3.75hp

4.72ej

5.81cg

6.01fj

3.68D

T6

1.53r

2.32nr

2.74kr

3.42gr

3.60ip

4.32 fl

4.73ej

5.74cg

6.23be

3.84CD

Mean

2.35F

2.67F

3.33E

3.77DE

4.33CD

4.73C

5.52B

6.25A

6.66A

 
  1. T1 Control, T2 Chitosan 2%, T3 Chitosan 2% and clove oil, T4 Clove oil, T5 Nanochitosan 2%, T6 Nanochitosan 2% and clove oil
  2. Means within the same column having different capital letters are significantly different at a significance level of P ≤ 0.05 for treatments, and means within the same row having different capital letters are significantly different for time of storage. Means within the same column having different small letters have significant differences among treatments at a significance level of P ≤ 0.05