Research Article
Shelf-Life Feasibility Study of Moringa oleifera Seasoned Beef
Table 3
Mean (CFU/ml) of Staphylococcus aureus on raw beef seasoned with MELE.
| Storage (days) | Control | 3% NaCl | 2% MELE | 4% MELE | 8% MELE |
| 0 | 1.5 × 103 ± 0.0 | 1.5 × 103 ± 0.0 | 1.5 × 103 ± 0.1 | 1.5 × 103 ± 0.0 | 1.5 × 103 ± 0.1 | 2 | 2.0 × 104 ± 0.2 | 1.0 × 102 ± 0.0 | 6.1 × 101 ± 0.0 | 3 × 101 ± 0.0 | 1 × 101 ± 0.0 | 4 | 3.0 × 104 ± 0.0 | 2.0 × 102 ± 0.0 | 1.6 × 102 ± 0.1 | 7.0 × 101 ± 0.0 | 3.1 × 101 ± 0.0 | 6 | 4.5 × 104 ± 0.6 | 4.6 × 102 ± 0.0 | 2.8 × 102 ± 0.0 | 1.3 × 102 ± 0.0 | 7.5 × 101 ± 0.0 | 8 | 3.9 × 104 ± 0.01 | 7.4 × 102 ± 0.0 | 5.0 × 102 ± 0.0 | 2.4 × 102 ± 0.0 | 1.1 × 102 ± 0.0 | 10 | 7.0 × 105 ± 0.3 | 9.9 × 102 ± 0.0 | 8.0 × 102 ± 0.0 | 4.3 × 102 ± 0.0 | 2.0 × 102 ± 0.0 |
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Values are means ± standard deviation of duplicate determinations.
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