Table 4. Changes in total plate count, Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens of onion-added Korean soy sauce during storage according to sterilization temperature

Sample1) Total plate count (log CFU/mL)
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN 6.10±0.082)aB3) 6.44±0.06aA 6.59±0.20aA 6.47±0.06aA 6.53±0.05aA
S65 5.50±0.09bC 6.14±0.06bB 6.09±0.01bB 6.18±0.11bB 6.36±0.07aA
S85 4.65±0.17cC 5.67±0.14cA 5.32±0.03cB 5.23±0.02cB 5.20±0.12bB
S90 3.80±0.12dC 3.94±0.07dBC 4.16±0.03dB 4.80±0.14dA 4.75±0.25cA
S98 2.13±0.32eB 2.49±0.21eAB 2.20±0.15eAB 2.52±0.20eAB 2.60±0.26dA
Sample Bacillus cereus (log CFU/mL)
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN ND4) ND ND ND ND
S65 ND ND ND ND ND
S85 ND ND ND ND ND
S90 ND ND ND ND ND
S98 ND ND ND ND ND
Sample Clostridium perfrigens (log CFU/mL)
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN ND ND ND ND ND
S65 ND ND ND ND ND
S85 ND ND ND ND ND
S90 ND ND ND ND ND
S98 ND ND ND ND ND
SN, unsterilized onion-added Korean soy sauce; S65, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 65°C for 30 min; S85, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 85°C for 30 min; S90, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 90°C for 20 min; S98, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 98°C for 10 min.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means followed by the different lowercase letters in same column are significantly different (p<0.05). Means followed by the different uppercase letters in same row are significantly different (p<0.05).
ND, not detected.