Research Article

Inactivation Kinetics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Sand Shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis) by Cinnamaldehyde at 4°C

Table 1

The means of -values for 27 V. parahaemolyticus inactivation curves of both low and high densities inoculated at 8.2 and 4.5 log CFU/ml, respectively, and low density inoculation with cinnamaldehyde treatment, 2.5 mg/ml.

-valueShrimp meatShrimp shell Whole shrimp

Low density inoculation
Cinnamaldehyde treatment
High density inoculation

-value = mean ± SD (standard deviation); -value was calculated by linear regression to each inactivation curve; -value unit of measurement is days.