Samples A μmax λ R Time (days) Controla 7.55 0.97 5.04 0.99 12.12 Citron oil + citralb 6.54 0.96 6.87 0.99 15.79 Hexanal + 2-(E)-hexenalc 5.40 0.43 3.40 0.99 -i Citrald 5.17 0.72 7.00 0.99 - Citral + Hexanale 8.30 0.68 7.53 0.99 17.17 Hexanalf 6.97 0.51 7.94 0.99 22.55 Citral + 2-(E)-hexenalg 7.62 0.51 8.56 0.99 21.97 Citron oil + Carvacrolh 7.74 1.14 10.90 0.99 16.83 aControl was washed only with dipping solution (1% citric acid + 0.5% ascorbic acid) bConcentration employed 125 mg L-1 each. cConcentration employed 125 mg L-1 each. dConcentration employed 250 mg L-1. eConcentration employed 125 mg L-1 each. fConcentration employed 250 mg L-1. gConcentration employed 125 mg L-1 each. hConcentration employed 200 mg L-1 citron oil and 50 mg L-1 carvarcol. Time: the time (days) necessary to reach the cell load of 6.0 log CFU mL-1 chosen as spoilage threshold. A: maximum cellular density increase with respect to the initial cell load (k) (log CFU g-1). μmax: maximum specific growth rate ((log CFU g-1)/days). λ: latency time (lag time) (days). R: correlation coefficient. -unable to reach the spoilage value

Table 2: Gompertz parameters of yeast cell load dynamic equations in apples, stored at 6°C, in relation to the applied dipping.