Table 9 Changes of total aerobic bacteria and coliforms (log CFU/g) of soy-based patties with κ-carrageenan and methyl-cellulose as binder during stored periods at 4°C

	Samples	Storage period (week)
		0	1	2	3	4
		Total aerobic bacteria (log CFU/g)	Control	^B3.25±0.04^e	^A6.07 0.07^d	^A7.48±0.02^c	^B7.78±0.01^b	^A8.22±0.02^a
M 0.5	^C2.99±0.13^d		^B5.53±0.12^c	^C7.27±0.07^b	^C7.46±0.05^ab	^C7.64±0.13^a
M 1.0	^B3.26±0.05^d		^A6.19±0.10^c	^BC7.33±0.01^b	^AB7.88±0.13^a	^B8.00±0.08^a
M 1.5	^A3.56±0.07^d		^A6.08±0.13^c	^B7.38±0.03^b	^AB7.87±0.08^a	^B7.89±0.08^a
M 2.0	^B3.26±0.06^d		^C5.31±0.02^c	^D7.08±0.07^b	^A7.98±0.11^a	^B7.99±0.08^a
Coliforms (log CFU/g)	Control	^NS0.00±0.00^d	^NS4.07±0.02^c	^A7.23±0.05^b	^A7.29±0.12^b	^B8.07±0.12^a
	M 0.5	0.00±0.00^d	4.10±0.01^c	^A7.02±0.21^b	^B7.00±0.04^b	^A8.27±0.08^a
	M 1.0	0.00±0.00^e	4.11±0.01^d	^B6.69±0.13^c	^A7.29±0.06^b	^C7.77±0.13^a
	M 1.5	0.00±0.00^e	4.07±0.01^d	^B6.69±0.07^c	^A7.20±0.11^b	^AB8.22±0.04^a
	M 2.0	0.00±0.00^e	4.05±0.04^d	^C6.43±0.09^c	^B6.85±0.11^b	^B8.06±0.07^a

¹⁾Mean±SD
NS: Not Significant
^a-dSuperscriptive letters in a row indicate significance at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
^A-ESuperscriptive letters in a column indicate significance at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.