Table 5. Synbiotic test on survival of L. plantarum exposed to temperature.

Items	Nutmeg flesh extract level (ml/100 ml)				SEM	p-value
	5	10	15	20		A	L	Q
Exposed to a temperature of 60°C (log cfu/ml)	9.96ab	10.28cd	10.20bcd	10.31d	1.58	<0.01	0.21	0.29
Exposed to a temperature of 70°C (log cfu/ml)	9.92ab	9.97ab	10.09bcd	10.28dc	1.92	<0.01	0.03	<0.01
Exposed to 80° (log cfu/ml)	9.73a	9.92ab	10.01abc	10.20bcd	0.89	<0.01	<0.01	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,d Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).