Table 3. Orthogonal experimental design of different factor levels (values 1-4): the experimental results for factors A, B, C with the measured Tartary buckwheat+L. paracasei TK1501.
| Experiment no. |
Water ratio (A) |
Inoculum size (B) | Time (C) | N(viable count)*/ (CFU/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.20·109 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.34·109 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.98·109 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.68·109 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.70·109 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.95·109 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.47·109 |
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.57·109 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.44·109 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.77·109 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.85·109 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.86·109 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.72·109 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.75·109 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.75·109 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2.35·109 |
| K1 | 12.2 | 10.06 | 11.35 | |
| K2 | 10.69 | 11.81 | 11.65 | |
| K3 | 10.92 | 11.05 | 10.74 | |
| K4 | 9.57 | 10.46 | 9.64 | |
| k1 | 3.05 | 2.515 | 2.8375 | |
| k2 | 2.6725 | 2.9525 | 2.9125 | A>C>B |
| k3 | 2.73 | 2.7625 | 2.685 | |
| k4 | 2.3925 | 2.615 | 2.41 |
*Each value in the table represents the mean of N=3