Research Article

Pistachio Hull Extract as a Practical Strategy to Extend the Shelf Life of Raw Minced Beef: Chemometrics in Quality Evaluation

Table 1

Effect of PHE on the microbial load of aerobic plate count (APC), psychrotrophic count (PTC), and Enterobacteriaceae count of raw minced meat beef stored at 4°C.

DayControlBHTPHE1PHE2PHE3

APC02.22 ± 0.10aA2.21 ± 0.09aA2.23 ± 0.07aA2.22 ± 0.10aA2.22 ± 0.09aA
35.34 ± 0.25dB4.95 ± 0.23bB5.17 ± 0.18cB4.9 ± 0.22bB4.07 ± 0.2aB
77.65 ± 0.37dC6.27 ± 0.31bC6.86 ± 0.33cC5.69 ± 0.27aC5.5 ± 0.19aC
108.24 ± 0.41eD6.65 ± 0.30bC7.07 ± 0.32dCD6.47 ± 0.31cD6.12 ± 0.27aD
1411.95 ± 0.59dE7.19 ± 0.29bcD7.27 ± 0.26cD7.09 ± 0.34bE6.68 ± 0.32aE

PTC02.08 ± 0.08aA2.05 ± 0.09aA2.05 ± 0.07aA2.02 ± 0.03aA2.02 ± 0.04aA
34.32 ± 0.17dB3.72 ± 0.17cB3.47 ± 0.17bB3.39 ± 0.16abB3.25 ± 0.10aB
76.32 ± 0.31eC5.54 ± 0.26cC5.89 ± 0.22dC5.03 ± 0.24bC4.36 ± 0.16aC
107.36 ± 0.29dD5.78 ± 0.27Bc6.1 ± 0.29cC5.93 ± 0.28bcD5.2 ± 0.22aD
149.25 ± 0.42dE6.18 ± 0.30bD6.51 ± 0.31cD6.26 ± 0.26bE6.04 ± 0.25aE

Enterobacteriaceae counts0<1<1<1<1<1
32.22 ± 0.1dA1.49 ± 0.07cA1.22 ± 0.06bA1.15 ± 0.05abA1.09 ± 0.04aA
72.89 ± 0.14cB1.92 ± 0.09bB1.89 ± 0.09bB1.33 ± 0.06aA1.29 ± 0.06aB
103.21 ± 0.16dC2.29 ± 0.1cC2.11 ± 0.09bcB1.89 ± 0.1bB1.51 ± 0.08aC
143.54 ± 0.17bD2.57 ± 0.12bD2.41 ± 0.11bC1.91 ± 0.1aB1.88 ± 0.09aD

Values with a different letter (a–c) of the same storage day are significantly different (); values with a different letter (A–D) of the same concentration are significantly different.