Research Article

Comparison of Two Mechanistic Microbial Growth Models to Estimate Shelf Life of Perishable Food Package under Dynamic Temperature Conditions

Table 4

Shelf life prediction by Huang and Baranyi models.

Spoilage organism and temperature conditionShelf life predicted (days)Shelf life predicted in the source (days)Criterion of spoilage level at end of shelf life
HuangBaranyi

Pseudomonads in Figure 1(a)2.72.73.0107/g
Pseudomonads in Figure 1(b)3.63.73.8107/g
Pseudomonads in Figure 1(c)4.34.14.2107/g
Pseudomonads in Figure 1(d)4.03.83.9107/g
Pseudomonads in Figure 1(e)7.26.76.9107/g
Lactic acid bacteria in Figure 4(a)28.328.228108.4/g
Lactic acid bacteria in Figure 4(b)25.725.624108.4/g