Shelf-Life Feasibility Study of Moringa oleifera Seasoned Beef

Table 2

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

Storage (days)	Control	3% NaCl	2% MELE	4% MELE	8% MELE
0	5.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B	5.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B	5.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B	5.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B	5.0 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B
2	2.2 × 10^3 ± 0.0^B	4.2 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	3.5 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C	2.0 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	1.0 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C
4	4.1 × 10^4 ± 0.0^A	7.5 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C	5.0 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	3.2 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	1.8 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C
6	5.6 × 10^4 ± 0.3^A	5.6 × 10^2 ± 0.0^B	8.6 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	4.6 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	2.2 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C
8	6.8 × 10^4 ± 0.2^A	8.0 × 10^2 ± 0.0^B	9.5 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	6.1 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C	3.0 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C
10	8.9 × 10^4 ± 0.3^A	6.6 × 10^2 ± 0.0^B	7.0 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	6.1 × 10^1 ± 0.0^C	4.5 × 10^1 ± 0.1^C

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