| Treatment code |
Microbial load (log10) |
| APC |
Yeast and mould |
Entrobacteriaceae |
| Fresh raw fillets |
6.24 ± 0.01 |
6.31 ± 0.01 |
4.56 ± 0.02 |
| A |
3.79 ± 0.01c |
3.49 ± 0.01ab |
ND |
| B |
3.86 ± 0.02b |
4.05 ± 0.01a |
ND |
| C |
3.32 ± 0.03f |
3.50 ± 0.02ab |
ND |
| D |
3.68 ± 0.03d |
3.85 ± 0.03a |
ND |
| E |
4.21 ± 0.01a |
4.36 ± 0.01a |
ND |
| F |
3.54 ± 0.02c |
3.30 ± 0.03ab |
ND |
| G |
3.15 ± 0.01g |
2.33 ± 0.01bc |
ND |
| H |
4.15 ± 0.01a |
1.85 ± 0.02c |
ND |
All values are means of triplicate ± standard deviation Means with the same superscript letters within a column are not significantly different (p>0.05).
ND-Not detectable
APC-Mesophilic Aeorobic Plate Count |
