| Blanching |
Aerobic Mesophiles (Log CFU/g ) |
| Time (min) |
Calcium % |
Day 1 |
Day 5 |
Day 8 |
Day 12 |
| 2.5 |
0 |
2.13±0.07 a* |
1.95±0.47 a |
2.86±0.48 a |
3.06±0.41 a |
| 1 |
1.90±0.60 a |
2.25±0.26 a |
3.03±0.64 a |
5.68±1.11 b |
| 2 |
2.53±0.26 a |
2.20±0.19 a |
3.05±0.43 a |
3.32±0.89 a |
| 3 |
3.07±0.39 a |
1.86±0.20 b |
2.52±0.36 ab |
4.81±0.19 c |
| 5 |
0 |
2.06±0.68 a |
1.90±0.63 a |
2.40±0.43 ab |
4.15±0.51 b |
| 1 |
2.43±0.38 a |
1.87±0.32 a |
2.48±0.62 a |
3.57±0.88 a |
| 2 |
2.11±0.05 a |
1.64±0.62 a |
2.87±1.30 ab |
4.28±2.32 b |
| 3 |
2.18±0.21 a |
2.32±0.28 a |
3.05±0.24 a |
3.57±0.82 a |
| 10 |
0 |
1.72±0.10 a |
1.36±0.10 a |
2.54±0.01 ab |
3.65±0.92 b |
| 1 |
1.80±0.34 a |
1.80±0.70 a |
3.59±0.77 b |
4.87±0.35 b |
| 2 |
1.56±0.49 a |
1.70±0.39 a |
3.31±1.47 b |
4.76±0.76 b |
| 3 |
1.30±0.52 a |
1.20±0.17 a |
2.08±0.07 a |
3.88±1.51 b |
Data represent the means of log values ± S.E. Means in same rows followed by
an identical letter were not statistically different (P>0.05) |
