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. 2019 Dec;57(4):461–471. doi: 10.17113/ftb.57.04.19.6344

Table 1. Physicochemical characteristics of probiotic beverage samples after fermentation.

Parameter Sample
1 2 3 4 5
pH (4.57±0.08)ab (4.49±0.05)bc (4.47±0.02)c (4.57±0.04)ab (4.59±0.02)a
Titratable acidity/% (0.675±0.002)a (0.67±0.01)a (0.584±0.003)b (0.53±0.01)c (0.472±0.001)d
η/(Pa·s) (0.36±0.04)a (0.27±0.07)c (0.2±0. 2)d (0.31±0.04)b (0.25±0.02)d
w(protein)/% (3.121±0.002)c (3.43±0.02)a (3.00±0.06)d (3.169±0.001)b (3.119±0.003)c
w(fat)/% (2.96±0.05)a (2.5±0.1)b (2.0±0.1)c (1.5±0.1)d (1.3±0.2)d
w(sugar)/% (5.351±0.002)a (4.36±0.01)b (4.27±0.06)c (3.331±0.001)d (3.161±0.003)e
w(ash)/% (0.76±0.01)a (0.72±0.01)b (0.69±0.02)c (0.62±0.01)d (0.623±0.001)d
w(moisture)/% (12.23±0.06)a (11.0±0.2)b (9.92±0.03)c (8.6±0.1)d (8.20±0.01)e
γ(lactic acid)/(mg/100 mL) (1003.0±0.6)a (713.8±57.2)b (756.3±35.4)c (660.1±13.0)e (704.4±42.6)cd
γ(acetic acid)/
(mg/100 mL)
(9.0±1.3)d (11.0±2.0)d (18.4±0.4)b (17.0±1.0)c (27.7±3.3)a
γ(citric acid)/
(mg/100 mL)
(72.8±13.6)d (86.8±7.3)cd (104.2±7.3)c (123.0±2.2)b (138.8±9.8)a

Samples (in %): 1=cow's milk 100, 2=cow's milk 75+soy beverage 25, 3= cow's milk 50+soy beverage 50, 4=cow's milk 25+soy beverage 75, 5=soy beverage 100. Data represent mean value±S.D., N=3. Values with different letters in superscript in the same row are significantly different according to Duncan's multiple range test