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Table. 2.

Table. 2.

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 UVC-LED irradiation of chili powder and Kimchi seasoning.

Treatment Sample Treatment Total aerobic count Lactic acid bacteria Yeasts & mold Total coliforms
UVC-LEDa Chili powder Before disinfecting 5.85 ± 0.14 4.25 ± 0.33 4.01 ± 0.82 3.68 ± 0.30
After disinfecting 5.48 ± 0.18 3.61 ± 0.05 3.18 ± 0.13 3.54 ± 0.13
Reduction value 0.37 0.64 0.82 0.14
Kimchi seasoning Before disinfecting 6.99 ± 0.18 5.34 ± 0.16 2.94 ± 0.25 5.74 ± 0.20
After disinfecting 5.19 ± 0.15 3.67 ± 0.18 1.47 ± 0.67 3.59 ± 0.03
Reduction value 1.80 1.67 1.57 2.15

aUltraviolet C light-emitting diode

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