Comparing the Effects of Thyme (Zataria multiflora) and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Essential Oils on Microbiological, Physicochemical, and Sensory Properties of Vacuum-Packaged and Refrigerated Chicken Breast
Table 4
Effect of thyme and rosemary EOs on sensory properties’ scores of vacuum-packaged chicken breast samples during refrigeration (mean ± SD).
Days
Properties
Samples
0
3
6
9
12
Taste
C1
1 ± 0.00Cb
1 ± 0.00Db
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
C2
1 ± 0.00Cb
1 ± 0.00Db
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T1
1.43 ± 0.53Bc
2.29 ± 0.49Bb
2.71 ± 0.49Bb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T2
2.86 ± 0.37Ab
2.86 ± 0.37Ab
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
R1
1.57 ± 0.53Bd
2 ± 0.58Cc
2.57 ± 0.53Cb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
R2
2.71 ± 0.49Aa
2.71 ± 0.76Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
Odor
C1
1 ± 0.00Cb
1 ± 0.00Eb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
C2
1 ± 0.00Cb
1 ± 0.00Eb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T1
1.71 ± 0.49Bd
2.29 ± 0.49Cc
2.86 ± 0.37Bb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T2
2.57 ± 0.53Ac
2.86 ± 0.37Ab
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
R1
1.71 ± 0.49Bd
1.86 ± 0.38Dc
2.43 ± 0.53Cb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
R2
2.57 ± 0.53Ac
2.71 ± 0.49Bb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
Color
C1
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
2.57 ± 0.53Ab
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
C2
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
2.14 ± 0.37Bb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T1
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Dc
1.29 ± 0.49Db
2.29 ± 0.49Da
T2
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Dc
1.29 ± 0.49Db
2 ± 0.57Ea
R1
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Dc
2 ± 0.53Bb
2.71 ± 0.53Ca
R2
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1.14 ± 0.38Cc
1.71 ± 0.00Cb
2.57 ± 0.53Ba
Texture
C1
1 ± 0.00Ab
1 ± 0.00Ab
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
C2
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
2.29 ± 0.49Bb
3 ± 0.00Aa
3 ± 0.00Aa
T1
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Dc
1.29 ± 0.49Db
2.29 ± 0.49Da
T2
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Ac
1 ± 0.00Dc
1.43 ± 0.53Cb
2.57 ± 0.53Ca
R1
1 ± 0.00Ad
1 ± 0.00Ad
1.14 ± 0.38Cc
2 ± 0.58Bb
2.29 ± 0.49Da
R2
1 ± 0.00Ad
1 ± 0.00Ad
1.14 ± 0.38Cc
2 ± 0.58Bb
2.71 ± 0.49Ba
A–F: mean values with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (). a–e: mean values with different superscript letters in a row are significantly different (). (C1: air-packaged, C2: VP without EO, T1: VP + 0.1% thyme EO, T2: VP + 0.3% thyme EO, R1: VP + 0.1% rosemary EO, and R2: VP + 0.3% rosemary EO).