Table 1. The kinetic parameters of microbial growth determined by the Gompertz and Huang models

		Storage temp. (°C)	Nmax1)	μmax2)	λ3)	R2 4)	RMSE5)
Aerobic bacteria	Gompertz equation	5	4.80	0.09	1.47	0.710	0.45
		20	5.99	1.10	0.89	0.831	0.59
		35	6.60	1.82	0.59	0.804	0.77
	Huang equation	5	4.82	0.11	1.51	0.732	0.4
		20	5.64	1.43	1.06	0.888	0.41
		35	6.01	1.53	0.80	0.808	0.60
Fungi	Gompertz equation	5	4.48	0.10	1.95	0.622	0.43
		20	6.51	0.17	0.98	0.687	0.9
		35	7.82	0.30	0.55	0.913	0.4
	Huang equation	5	4.60	0.17	2.13	0.701	0.3
		20	6.41	0.18	0.69	0.704	0.8
		35	7.91	0.36	0.30	0.910	0.5

N_max, maximum microbial colonies (log CFU/g).
μ_max, maximum specific growth rate (d⁻¹).
λ, delay time (d).
R², coefficient of determination.
RMSE, root mean square error.