The effect of primary treatments on the quality of table eggs during refrigerated storage


Abstract in English

The aim of present research was to study chemical, microbial and sensory changes of commercial eggs during refrigerated storage and after treatment with two different chlorinated water concentrations (100 ppm and 200 ppm) and two different temperatures (20ºC and 40ºC) for 1 minute. Microbial analysis showed that all eggs samples were free of Pseudomonas, Salmonella, E.coli bacteria, molds and yeasts. The best treatment was (100 ppm at 20 °C), followed by treatment with 100 ppm at 40 ° C and the third one was control sample.

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