Table 4.

Levels of organic acids (g/L) obtained in BPL005 fermentations (Mean ± SD).

	Organic acids concentration (g/L)
	No pH control			pH control
	5 h	22 h	45 h	22 h
Lactic acid	3.172 ± 0.066	12.168 ± 0.223**	15.635 ± 0.158**	19.731 ± 0.232**
Acetic acid	0.105 ± 0.050	0.123 ± 0.058	0.143 ± 0.058**	0.145 ± 0.049
Propionic acid	0.034 ± 0.029	0.155 ± 0.029*	0.210 ± 0.026**	0.134 ± 0.013*
Butyric acid	0.074 ± 0.041	0.074 ± 0.041	0.072 ± 0.039	0.082 ± 0.041
Succinic acid	0.114 ± 0.025	0.112 ± 0.042	0.157 ± 0.033	0.175 ± 0.008

Statistics are done comparing 5 h values vs. 22 h and 45 h, respectively.

^*p-value < 0.01,

^**p-value < 0.001.