Table 6. Effect on the microbiological profile of Lycium barbarum and Delphinium denudatum fortified channa at refrigeration temperature

Treatments 0 day 7th day 14th day 21st day
Total plate count (Log10CFU/g)
 Control (channa) 2.54±0.13Aa 3.30±0.12Bb 4.05±0.14Bc 4.47±0.019Bd
Lycium barbarum fortified channa 2.64±0.13Aa 2.37±0.21Ab 3.22±0.10Ac 3.31±0 .014Ad
Delphinium denudatum fortified channa 2.33±0.12Aa 2.71±0.21Ab 3.77±0.18Ac 3.80±0.012Ad
Psychrotropic count (Log10CFU/g)
 Control (channa) ND ND 1.24±0.012Ba 1.65±0.015Bb
Lycium barbarum fortified channa ND ND 0.56±0.027Aa 0.84±0.020Ab
Delphinium denudatum fortified channa ND ND 0.54±0.021Aa 0.82±0.018Ab
Yeast and mould count (Log10CFU/g)
 Control (channa) ND ND ND 1.93±0.196B
Lycium barbarum fortified channa ND ND ND 0.25±0.045A
Delphinium denudatum fortified channa ND ND ND 0.58±0.067A
Mean±SE with different superscripts in a row-wise and
column-wise differ significantly (p<0.05) n=6 for each treatment.
ND, not detected.