RT Journal Article T1 Evaluation of microbiological, chemical, and sensory properties of cooked probiotic sausages containing different concentrations of astaxanthin, thymol, and nitrite A1 Mohammadpourfard, Issa A1 Khanjari, Ali A1 Akhonzadeh Basti, Afshin A1 Herrero Latorre, Carlos A1 Shariatifar, Nabi A1 Hosseini, Hedayat K1 Astaxanthin K1 Bacillus coagulans K1 Clostridium perfringenes K1 Cooked beef sausage K1 Thymol AB In this study, the effects of different concentrations of thymol and astaxanthin on control of Clostridium perfringenes and also microbial, chemical, and organoleptic properties of common and probiotic beef cooked sausages containing two levels of nitrite during storage at refrigerated condition during 45 days were evaluated. Based on findings, control group had significantly higher total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N) than nitrite-, thymol-, and astaxanthin-treated samples. At the end of the storage time in control, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) value reached 1.96 mg/kg, while the values for treated samples remained lower than 1.63 mg/kg. Final count of lactic acid bacteria decreased approximately 1.67–3.79 log CFU/g in treated samples compared with the control group (p < .05). A reduction between 1.46 and 2.46 log CFU/g in C. perfringenes count was recorded for the treated samples in comparison with control group after 45 days of storage. PB Wiley YR 2020 FD 2020-10-05 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43494 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43494 LA eng NO Mohammadpourfard I, Khanjari A, Akhonzadeh Basti A, Herrero-Latorre C, Shariatifar N, Hosseini H. Evaluation of microbiological, chemical, and sensory properties of cooked probiotic sausages containing different concentrations of astaxanthin, thymol, and nitrite. Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Nov 12;9(1):345-356. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2000. NO University of Tehran, Grant/Award Number: 28747.6.11 DS Minerva RD 24 abr 2026