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Table. 1.

Table. 1.

Reduction of total aerobic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast and mold, and total coliform counts before and after non-thermal treatment for microbial inactivation using slightly acidic electrolyzed water treatment of kimchi raw materials.

Treatment Sample Treatment Total aerobic count Lactic acid bacteria Yeasts & mold Total coliforms
SAEWb Kimchi cabbage Before disinfecting 5.52 ± 0.52 NDa 3.94 ± 0.48 2.95 ± 0.42
After disinfecting 2.45 ± 0.17 ND 1.43 ± 1.03 ND
Reduction value 3.07 - 2.51 2.96
Brined cabbage Before disinfecting 4.01 ± 0.34 3.80 ± 1.06 1.63 ± 0.21 2.93 ± 0.16
After disinfecting 3.66 ± 0.30 1.54 ± 0.76 1.39 ± 0.12 1.66 ± 0.04
Reduction value 0.34 2.26 0.25 1.27
Radish Before disinfecting 5.03 ± 0.23 2.35 ± 0.33 2.09 ± 0.30 1.84 ± 0.98
After disinfecting 2.24 ± 0.35 1.44 ± 0.62 ND ND
Reduction value 2.79 0.91 0.79 1.84
Garlic Before disinfecting 6.65 ± 0.11 7.15 ± 0.19 ND ND
After disinfecting 6.03 ± 0.08 6.58 ± 0.29 ND ND
Reduction value 0.57 0.57 - -
Ginger Before disinfecting 7.66 ± 0.17 4.42 ± 0.14 6.64 ± 0.25 4.29 ± 0.10
After disinfecting 7.44 ± 0.19 3.47 ± 0.21 5.77 ± 0.23 3.34 ± 0.05
Reduction value 0.22 0.95 0.87 0.95

aNot detectable. (the minimum detection level is 20 CFU/g), bSlightly acidic electrolyzed water

J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2024;34:622~633 https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.2310.10010
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