Table 4 Treatments of beet thick juice during 180 days of storage at 15, 25, and 35 ºC and ºbrix 67, 68, and 69 at an initial pH 9.2 using 40 Ppm of hop-ß-acid and KEBOCID 310 biocides, and surface sealing using 25.0% NaOH along with air removal.

From: Bacterial biodiversity and optimization of pilot plant-based storage parameters of beet thick juice under Egyptian environmental conditions

Treatment temperature (ºC)

Tank No.

°Brix

Biocides (40 ppm)

Surface sealing

hop-ß-acid

KEBOCID 310

25.0% NaOH and air removal

15

T1

67

T2

X

T3

X

T4

X

25

T5

68

T6

X

T7

X

T8

X

35

T9

69

T10

X

T11

X

T12

X