Bacterial growth, carbohydrate and citric acid consumption, and metabolite production of Lactobacillus fermentum 222 (A), Lactobacillus fermentum M103 (B), Lactobacillus fermentum M158 (C), Lactobacillus fermentum M332 (D), Lactobacillus plantarum 80 (E), Lactobacillus fabifermentans LMG 24284T (F), Lactobacillus fermentum IMDO 130101 (G), Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides 22 (H), Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus M83 (I), Weissella ghanensis LMG P-23179 (J), Weissella fabaria LMG 24289T (K), and Lactobacillus cacaonum LMG 24285T (L) in a cocoa pulp simulation medium for lactic acid bacteria. Glucose, ♦; fructose, ▴; citric acid, •; lactic acid, ⋄; acetic acid, ○; mannitol, ▵; carbon dioxide, —; and bacterial growth, □.