Table 2.

Chemical composition of the sugarcane molasses and SM media (in % w v⁻¹)

Parameter	Sugarcane molassesa	SM
C/Nb	57–209	180
N	0.13–0.5	0.1
P	0.01–0.05	0.05
K	0.6–1.8	0.001
Mg	0.01–0.04	0.01
Ca	0.02–0.06	0.002
Trans-aconitic acid	0.1–0.7	0.2
l-Malic acid	0.04–0.14	0.1
Citric acid	0.006–0.07	0.001

^aThe values were approximated for a sugarcane molasses-based media containing approximately 20° Brix

^bC/N ratio, based on the ratio between the fermentable sugars and the total nitrogen content (w w⁻¹)