Viability of Molds and Bacteria in Tempeh Processed with Supercritical Carbon Dioxides during Storage

Table 1

Interaction of high pressure CO₂ processing and time period on the inactivation of bacteria and molds in tempeh.

Treatments: pressures/time periods	Bacterial reduction log N/No	Mold reduction log N/No
scCO2 /5min	0.54±0.5	2,33±0.1
scCO2 /10min	1.54±0.2	4,23±0.0
scCO2 /15min	2.34±0.1	6,47±0.1
scCO2 /20min	2.40±0.1	6,53±0.5
sub scCO2 /5min	0.30±0.1	1,17±0.1
sub scCO2 /10min	1.10±0.1	1,93±0.2
sub scCO2 /15min	1.40±0.1	5,27±0.0
sub scCO2/20min	1.50±0.2	6,47±0.4

Note: the numbers in the column followed by the same letter were not significantly different under p 0.05.