Research Article

Effects of Turmeric, Cinnamon, and Lemon Extracts on Shelf Life, Nutrients, and Preservation of Carp Fish in Cold Storage

Table 2

Bacterial analysis (CFU/gr) of common carp tissue immersed in mixed different extracts of turmeric, cinnamon, and lemon before cold storage.

Storage time (Days)TreatmentsTotal count of bacteriaPsychrophile bacteria

0th dayNT (T1)1.9 × 104 ± 0.24a1 × 102 ± 0.4a
CT (T2)1.3 × 104 ± 0.43b0.93 × 102 ± 0.66d
TL (T3)1.5 × 104 ± 0.73c0.84 × 103 ± 0.22c
CL(T4)2.1 × 104 ± 0.21d5.2 × 102 ± 0.23d
CTL (T5)1.3 × 104 ± 0.56b0.83 × 102 ± 0.78b

3rd dayNT (T1)4.7 × 105 ± 0.86a13 × 102 ± 0.34a
CT (T2)0.75 × 105 ± 0.54c5.2 × 102 ± 0.23d
TL (T3)0.77 × 105 ± 0.28c6.7 × 102 ± 0.74c
CL(T4)1.10 × 105 ± 0.60e5.2 × 102 ± 0.23d
CTL (T5)0.58 × 105 ± 0.33b3.1 × 102 ± 0.22b

6th dayNT (T1)73 × 105 ± 0.50a56 × 103 ± 0.65a
CT (T2)2.3 × 105 ± 0.76d11 × 103 ± 0.4d
TL (T3)4.2 × 105 ± 0.81c1.7 × 103 ± 0.45c
CL(T4)7.50 × 105 ± 0.21e2.3 × 103 ± 0.76e
CTL (T5)3.1 × 105 ± 0.56b1.4 × 103 ± 0.23b

9th dayNT (T1)7.7 × 108 ± 0.42a6.20 × 104 ± 0.34a
CT (T2)7.2 × 105 ± 0.87d0.52 × 104 ± 0.56b
TL (T3)8.7 × 105 ± 0.32c0.65 × 104 ± 0.36b
CL(T4)9.9 × 105 ± 0.56e6.2 × 104 ± 0.40c
CTL (T5)6.8 × 105 ± 0.86b0.41 × 104 ± 0.50b

12th dayNT (T1)9.4 × 1010 ± 0.30a7.5 × 108 ± 0.24a
CT (T2)2.3 × 107 ± 0.35d1.1 × 105 ± 0.54d
TL (T3)2.8 × 107 ± 0.56c9.1 × 104 ± 0.23c
CL(T4)1.9 × 107 ± 0.44e5.1 × 106 ± 0.78e
CTL (T5)1.9 × 107 ± 0.71b9.9 × 104 ± 0.89b