. 2019 Oct 7;24(19):3605. doi: 10.3390/molecules24193605

Table 4.

Concentration of SCFA (μmol/mg) produce during the fermentation of Aloe vera gel (AV), its polysaccharide extract (AP) and lactulose as a carbon source

Fermentation Time	Acetic Acid			Propionic Acid			Butyric Acid			Total SCFA
Fermentation Time	AV	AP	Lactulose	AV	AP	Lactulose	AV	AP	Lactulose	AV	AP	Lactulose
0	2.16 ± 1.07 ^b	0.93 ± 0.36 ^a	2.16 ± 0.08 ^b	0.09 ± 0.05 ^a	0.14 ± 0.03 ^b	0.09 ± 0.03 ^a	0.09 ± 0.04 ^b	0.14 ± 0.01 ^c	0.05 ± 0.01 ^a	2.33 ± 1.08 ^ab	1.21 ± 0.39 ^a	2.34 ± 0.11 ^b
4	3.15 ± 0.55 ^a	3.20 ± 0.64 ^a	4.50 ± 0.73 ^a	1.32 ± 0.26 ^a	1.30 ± 0.14 ^a	1.07 ± 0.06 ^a	0.31 ± 0.05 ^a	0.63 ± 0.04 ^c	0.47 ± 0.02 ^b	4.77 ± 0.84 ^a	5.13 ± 0.80 ^a	5.15 ± 0.93 ^a
8	6.12 ± 0.66 ^a	7.00 ± 0.26 ^a	9.75 ± 1.92 ^b	2.50 ± 0.27 ^ab	2.16 ± 0.32 ^a	3.42 ± 0.90 ^b	0.79 ± 0.04 ^a	1.02 ± 0.13 ^b	2.09 ± 0.03 ^c	9.41±0.96 ^a	10.18 ± 0.70 ^a	12.51 ± 2.79 ^a
24	10.67 ± 0.3 ^a	10.93 ± 1.33 ^a	11.43 ± 1.57 ^a	3.68 ± 0.24 ^b	3.12 ± 0.14 ^a	4.44 ± 0.69 ^b	1.92 ± 0.10 ^a	1.79 ± 0.14 ^a	4.25 ± 1.12 ^b	16.27 ± 0.60 ^a	15.83 ± 1.47 ^a	17.03 ± 1.51 ^a

Standard deviation for n = 3. Different letters (a and b) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between columns for the same acid.