Shelf-Life Feasibility Study of Moringa oleifera Seasoned Beef

Table 1

Mean CFU/ml of total plate counts of raw beef seasoned with Moringa oleifera leaves extract (MELE) during storage.

Storage (days)	Control	3% NaCl	2% MELE	4% MELE	8% MELE
0	3.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	3.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	3.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	3.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	3.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B
2	2.0 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	6.5 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C	4.8 × 10^3 ± 0.3^C	3.8 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C	2.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C
4	4.1 × 10^7 ± 0.1^A	7.0 × 10^3 ± 0.1^C	5.7 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C	4.5 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C	3.1 × 10^3 ± 0.0^C
6	5.1 × 10^7 ± 0.3^A	5.0 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	3.3 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	2.6 × 10^4 ± 0.1^C	1.1 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C
8	7.7 × 10^7 ± 0.3^A	7.0 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	5.4 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	4.4 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	2.4 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C
10	8.9 × 10^7 ± 0.4^A	6.1 × 10^6 ± 0.0^B	8.5 × 10^5 ± 0.1^C	5.5 × 10^4 ± 0.0^C	4.0 × 10^4 ± 0.1^C

Values are means ± standard deviation of duplicate determinations. Means that do not share the same letter are significantly different ( ≤ 0.05).