Effects of chitosan concentration on the quality and storage time of poultry eggs

Abstract

This paper presents some results associated with physicochemical changes of fresh duck eggs after being preserved by chitosan membranes at different concentrations. Chitosan coating at the concentration of 1.5% worked best for preserving fresh duck eggs at normal temperature. The number of total Coliforms after 30 days was 30 Coliforms/100 g sample. There was no detection of the existence of Salmonella in eggs of experimental samples.