Table 3.
Compound | Spontaneous fermentation | Inoculated with EC1118 | Inoculated with consortium | |||||||||
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SP-T25- S0 | SP- T25-S30 | SP- T15-S0 | SP-T15-S30 | EC-T25-S0 | EC-T25- S30 | EC-T15-S0 | EC-T15- S30 | NS-SC-T25-S0 | NS-SC- T25-S30 | NS-SC-T15-S0 | NS-SC- T15- S30 | |
Ethyl esters | ||||||||||||
Ethyl caprylate | 0.9 ± 0.09ab | 0.8 ± 0.06a | 1 ± 0.18abc | 1 ± 0.07abc | 1.1 ± 0.02bcd | 0.9 ± 0.04ab | 1.2 ± 0.15de | 1.1 ± 0.01cde | 2 ± 0.03g | 1 ± 0.01ef | 1.5 ± 0.04f | 1.3 ± 0.05de |
Ethyl caprate | 0.6 ± 0.14ab | 0.6 ± 0.02a | 0.6 ± 0.06a | 0.5 ± 0.12a | 0.9 ± 0.06cde | 0.5 ± 0.13a | 0.7 ± 0.25abc | 0.5 ± 0.07a | 1.3 ± 0.09f | 1 ± 0.08def | 1.1 ± 0.1ef | 0.8 ± 0.06bcd |
Ethyl lactate | 8.5 ± 0.05b | 8.5 ± 0.05b | 0a | 0a | 28.1 ± 5.06c | 8.4 ± 0.09b | 0a | 0a | 25.9 ± 1.42c | 9.2 ± 0.5b | 0a | 0a |
Diethyl succinate | 0.4 ± 0.02ab | 0.4 ± 0.02ab | 0.3 ± 0.01ab | 0.4 ± 0.04ab | 0.5 ± 0.05bc | 0.5 ± 0.06abc | 0.5 ± 0.13bc | 0.2 ± 0.02a | 0.4 ± 0.01ab | 0.4 ± 0.01ab | 0.7 ± 0.25c | 0.5 ± 0.13bc |
Ethyl butyrate | 0.2 ± 0.02a | 0.2 ± 0.02a | 0.3 ± 0.04bc | 0.3 ± 0.01bcd | 0.2 ± 0.01a | 0.3 ± 0.02a | 0.3 ± 0.02cd | 0.4 ± 0.04fg | 0.3 ± 0.01bcd | 0.3 ± 0.011bcd | 0.4 ± 0.03g | 0.4 ± 0.01dfg |
Ethyl hexanoate | 0.8 ± 0.03a | 0.7 ± 0.03a | 0.9 ± 0.17bc | 1 ± 0.01bc | 0.8 ± 0.03ab | 0.9 ± 0.03ab | 1.1 ± 0.01cd | 1.3 ± 0.04d | 1 ± 0b | 0.9 ± 0.04ab | 1.2 ± 0.06d | 1.1 ± 0.09d |
∑ Esters | 11.7 ± 0.33 | 11.5 ± 0.18 | 3.3 ± 0.46 | 3.3 ± 0.25 | 31.9 ± 5.23 | 11.7 ± 0.37 | 4.1 ± 0.56 | 3.7 ± 0.18 | 31.1 ± 1.56 | 13.4 ± 1.44 | 5.1 ± 0.48 | 4.2 ± 0.34 |
Acetates | ||||||||||||
Ethyl acetate | 39.8 ± 1.08ab | 37.6 ± 1.84a | 36.3 ± 1.79a | 36.1 ± 0.78a | 34.3 ± 3.93a | 40.3 ± 1.36ab | 35.5 ± 0.52a | 38.2 ± 3.11ab | 66.3 ± 3.75b | 93 ± 15.40c | 76.6 ± 6.08c | 47.1 ± 8.72ab |
2-Phenylethyl Acetate | 0.8 ± 0.04a | 0.7 ± 0.01a | 0.6 ± 0.11a | 0.7 ± 0.01a | 0.7 ± 0.07a | 0.9 ± 0.1ab | 0.7 ± 0.01a | 0.7 ± 0.04a | 1 ± 0.06ab | 1.8 ± 0.86c | 1.6 ± 0.67bc | 1.1 ± 0.48abc |
Isoamyl acetate | 2.2 ± 0.17abc | 2 ± 0.05a | 2.4 ± 0.54abcd | 2.7 ± 0.02bcd | 2.1 ± 0.13ab | 2.7 ± 0.24bcd | 2.8 ± 0.12cd | 3.1 ± 0.32de | 2 ± 0.06a | 2.2 ± 0.08abc | 3.6 ± 0.68e | 3 ± 0.3d |
∑ Acetates | 43.1 ± 1.36 | 40.5 ± 1.98 | 39.8 ± 2.46 | 39.8 ± 0.85 | 37.4 ± 4.13 | 44.3 ± 1.87 | 39.5 ± 0.68 | 42.6 ± 3.73 | 69.5 ± 3.88 | 97.3 ± 16.42 | 82.2 ± 7.48 | 51.6 ± 9.54 |
Alcohols | ||||||||||||
Isoamyl alcohol | 187.6 ± 4.1d | 170.9 ± 3cd | 146.6 ± 4.72abc | 154.49 ± 3.14bcd | 161.5 ± 5.5bcd | 198.6 ± 5d | 161 ± 2.19bcd | 181.4 ± 6.35cd | 113.4 ± 3.70a | 177.5 ± 13.98cd | 138.7 ± 4.45abc | 129.8 ± 4.11ab |
2-Phenyl ethanol | 41.8 ± 2.41gh | 37.5 ± 0.84fgh | 23.8 ± 7.71cd | 26.1 ± 0.67cd | 35.7 ± 6.23efgh | 46 ± 8.09h | 27 ± 2.44cdef | 31.1 ± 4.37efd | 16.1 ± 0.54ab | 33.4 ± 3.08efg | 14.2 ± 1.30a | 19.5 ± 5.62abc |
Isobutanol | 29.6 ± 1.56bd | 25.7 ± 1.08bcd | 17.9 ± 4.02a | 17.5 ± 2.50a | 22.9 ± 2.29abc | 29 ± 3.44bd | 18.4 ± 2.18ac | 19.1 ± 3.47ac | 28 ± 5.26bd | 32.9 ± 2.31d | 23.6 ± 4.86abcd | 17 ± 2.91a |
1-Butanol | 0.7 ± 0.05ab | 0.7 ± 0.04ab | 0.6 ± 0.05a | 0.6 ± 0.0a | 0.7 ± 0.0ab | 0.7 ± 0.07ab | 0.6 ± 0.0a | 0.7 ± 0.09ab | 0.9 ± 0.0c | 0.9 ± 0.1c | 0.8 ± 0.04c | 0.6 ± 0.0a |
1-Propanol | 10.6 ± 0.48a | 10 ± 0.3a | 11.3 ± 1.30ab | 10.5 ± 0.64a | 9.8 ± 0.33a | 9.1 ± 0.39a | 9.8 ± 0.27a | 9.4 ± 0.37a | 16 ± 0.91c | 14.5 ± 1.55b | 13.5 ± 0.48b | 10.3 ± 0.54a |
Hexanol | 1.2 ± 0.03ab | 1.2 ± 0.04a | 1.2 ± 0.06ab | 1.2 ± 0.03ab | 1.2 ± 0ab | 1.2 ± 0.04ab | 1.3 ± 0.01b | 1.3 ± 0.04b | 1.2 ± 0.02ab | 1.3 ± 0.03ab | 1.2 ± 0.04ab | 1.2 ± 0.05ab |
3-ethoxy-1-propanol | 2.8 ± 0.1ab | 2.8 ± 0.08ab | 2.8 ± 0.14a | 3 ± 0.07bcd | 2.9 ± 0.06abcd | 2.9 ± 0.02abc | 2.9 ± 0.03abc | 3.1 ± 0.05de | 3.2 ± 0.06e | 2.9 ± 0.04abcd | 3 ± 0.04bcde | 3 ± 0.02cde |
∑ Higher alcohols (no methanol) | 274.6 ± 8.73 | 249.1 ± 5.38 | 204.4 ± 18.00 | 213.6 ± 17.91 | 234.9 ± 14.41 | 287.7 ± 17.05 | 221.2 ± 7.12 | 246.4 ± 14.74 | 179 ± 10.49 | 263.7 ± 21.09 | 195.4 ± 11.21 | 181.7 ± 13.25 |
Volatile acids | ||||||||||||
Acetic acid | 300.6 ± 4.94a | 296.9 ± 21.47a | 285.8 ± 4.55a | 302.4 ± 16.38a | 433.4 ± 3.09b | 261 ± 15.38a | 265.3 ± 8.73a | 257.1 ± 10.12a | 428.8 ± 2.36b | 272.5 ± 17.11a | 266.4 ± 9.89a | 292.0 ± 12.42a |
Propionic acid | 1.2 ± 0.02bc | 1.1 ± 0.03abc | 0.6 ± 0.02a | 1.1 ± 0.03abc | 1 ± 0.01abc | 1.1 ± 0.01abc | 1.1 ± 0.03abc | 1.1 ± 0.02abc | 1.1 ± 0.01abc | 1.5 ± 0.41c | 1.1 ± 0.04abc | 0.9 ± 0.02ab |
Isobutyric acid | 2 ± 0.1b | 1.8 ± 0.04b | 1.1 ± 0.22a | 1.1 ± 0.05a | 1.8 ± 0.28b | 2.2 ± 0.42b | 1.2 ± 0.14a | 1.2 ± 0.16a | 1 ± 0.02a | 2.2 ± 0.12b | 0.8 ± 0.1a | 1.1 ± 0.12a |
Butyric acid | 1.2 ± 0ab | 1.1 ± 0.02a | 1.3 ± 0.14cde | 1.3 ± 0.06cde | 1.1 ± 0.03ab | 1.2 ± 0.05ab | 1.4 ± 0.04bcd | 1.4 ± 0.09ef | 1.3 ± 0.04bcd | 1.2 ± 0abc | 1.6 ± 0.05f | 1.4 ± 0.01e |
Iso-valeric acid | 1.6 ± 0.07ef | 1.5 ± 0.01def | 1.2 ± 0.23bc | 1.2 ± 0.02bcd | 1.5 ± 0.19cdef | 1.8 ± 0.27f | 1.3 ± 0.15bcde | 1.4 ± 0.16cde | 0.8 ± 0.01a | 1.4 ± 0.05cde | 0.9 ± 0.05a | 1.1 ± 0.14ab |
Hexanoic acid | 4.1 ± 0.25a | 4.1 ± 0.21a | 4.7 ± 0.52bc | 4.8 ± 0.09bc | 4.3 ± 0.02abc | 4.4 ± 0.09abc | 5.3 ± 0.08de | 5.4 ± 0.15de | 4.9 ± 0.14cd | 4.2 ± 0.14ab | 5.7 ± 0.06e | 5.7 ± 0.13e |
Octanoic acid | 6.5 ± 0.31ab | 6.2 ± 0.28a | 7.4 ± 0.73c | 7.7 ± 0.07c | 7.3 ± 0.15bc | 7.4 ± 0.22bc | 8.5 ± 0.18ef | 8.9 ± 0.49e | 7 ± 0.18abc | 6.6 ± 0.34ab | 8.3 ± 0.17de | 8.9 ± 0.57e |
Decanoic acid | 2.5 ± 0.09bcd | 2.4 ± 0.04ab | 2.5 ± 0.28bcd | 2.6 ± 0.12bcd | 2.7 ± 0.06bcde | 2.9 ± 0.12de | 2.9 ± 0.14cde | 3.1 ± 0.05e | 2.2 ± 0.03a | 2.4 ± 0.2ab | 2.5 ± 0.12bc | 2.8 ± 0.26cde |
∑ Volatile acids without acetic acid | 19.7 ± 0.85 | 18.9 ± 0.64 | 19.1 ± 2.19 | 20.4 ± 0.46 | 20.4 ± 0.78 | 21.5 ± 1.2 | 22.1 ± 0.77 | 23 ± 1.16 | 18.6 ± 0.43 | 20.1 ± 1.27 | 21.1 ± 0.59 | 22.3 ± 1.25 |
Ketones | ||||||||||||
Acetoin | 0a | 0a | 0a | 0a | 14.6 ± 5.87ab | 2 ± 0.03a | 0a | 0a | 11.7 ± 1.95ab | 24.6 ± 8.16b | 0a | 0a |
Values are represented in mg/L ± standard deviations. Superscript letters denote statistical differences (p < 0.05). Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences in compound concentration across the fermentation modalities.