Table 2. Synbiotic test on the total population of L. plantarum at different nutmeg flesh extract levels.

Items	Nutmeg flesh extract level (ml/100 ml)				SEM	p-value
	5	10	15	20		A	L	Q
Total population of L. plantarum (log cfu/ml)	9.98a	10.02b	10.05b	10.18c	1.72	<0.01	0.06	0.02

A = Analysis of variance; L = Orthogonal polynomial contrasts test for linear effects, Q = Orthogonal polynomial contrasts test for quadratic effects, SEM = Standard error of the means.

^a,b,c Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).