Table 2.
pH, acidity, total dry matter content, ash content, and total free amino acid content of tarhana samples during storage period
| Analysis | 0 month | 1 month | 2 month | 4 month | 6 month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | pH | 4.12Bb ± 0.00 | 4.11Bb ± 0.02 | 3.70Ab ± 0.02 | 3.71Ab ± 0.02 | 3.71Ab ± 0.02 |
| B | 4.11Bb ± 0.03 | 4.10Bb ± 0.03 | 3.71Bb ± 0.02 | 3.71Ab ± 0.03 | 3.71Ab ± 0.02 | |
| C | 4.09Bb ± 0.04 | 4.10Bb ± 0.05 | 3.74Ab ± 0.04 | 3.70Ab ± 0.04 | 3.70Ab ± 0.02 | |
| D | 4.04Ba ± 0.05 | 4.01Ba ± 0.05 | 3.64Aa ± 0.05 | 3.61Aa ± 0.02 | 3.61Aa ± 0.05 | |
| A | Acidity (%, w/w, as lactic acid) | 1.18Aa ± 0.02 | 1.17Aa ± 0.02 | 1.41Aa ± 0.02 | 1.42Aa ± 0.02 | 1.42Ba ± 0.06 |
| B | 1.17Aa ± 0.05 | 1.18Aa ± 0.04 | 1.40Bab ± 0.03 | 1.41Ba ± 0.02 | 1.42Ba ± 0.02 | |
| C | 1.19Aab ± 0.01 | 1.20Aab ± 0.02 | 1.40Bab ± 0.04 | 1.43Ba ± 0.03 | 1.44Bab ± 0.04 | |
| D | 1.23Ab ± 0.13 | 1.23Ab ± 0.03 | 1.44Bb ± 0.02 | 1.47BCb ± 0.03 | 1.49Cb ± 0.03 | |
| A | Dry matter content (%, w/w) | 90.53C ± 0.39 | 89.46AB ± 0.29 | 89.15A ± 0.20 | 90.05BC ± 0.77 | 90.58C ± 0.06 |
| B | 89.73B ± 0.65 | 89.18A ± 0.31 | 89.03A ± 0.16 | 89.99B ± 0.21 | 90.83C ± 0.19 | |
| C | 90.52C ± 0.25 | 89.61B ± 0.39 | 89.95A ± 0.16 | 90.27CD ± 0.40 | 90.92D ± 0.33 | |
| D | 89.96B ± 0.57 | 89.37AB ± 0.37 | 89.12A ± 0.13 | 89.96B ± 0.38 | 90.95C ± 0.28 | |
| A | Ash content (%, w/w) | 3.98Aa ± 0.03 | 3.96Aa ± 0.03 | 3.99Aa ± 0.03 | 4.01Aa ± 0.03 | 3.97Aa ± 0.02 |
| B | 4.08Bb ± 0.01 | 4.02Ab ± 0.03 | 4.05ABb ± 0.01 | 4.06ABb ± 0.02 | 4.01Ab ± 0.04 | |
| C | 4.21Dc ± 0.02 | 4.13Bc ± 0.02 | 4.17Cc ± 0.01 | 4.16BCc ± 0.02 | 4.09Ac ± 0.01 | |
| D | 4.26Bd ± 0.03 | 4.22ABd ± 0.02 | 4.21Ad ± 0.03 | 4.26Bd ± 0.03 | 4.24ABd ± 0.01 | |
| A | Total free amino acid content (%, w/w, as leucine) | 0.020aC ± 0.002 | 0.023bBC ± 0.004 | 0.043aA ± 0.010 | 0.033bB ± 0.001 | 0.031bB ± 0.003 |
| B | 0.024aB ± 0.003 | 0.025bB ± 0.002 | 0.034aA ± 0.003 | 0.038bA ± 0.002 | 0.037bA ± 0.004 | |
| C | 0.021aC ± 0.002 | 0.024bC ± 0.001 | 0.042aA ± 0.005 | 0.036bB ± 0.002 | 0.035bB ± 0.002 | |
| D | 0.024aB ± 0.002 | 0.016aC ± 0.001 | 0.034aA ± 0.004 | 0.017aC ± 0.004 | 0.017aC ± 0.003 |
ADifferent matching upper-case letters in the same line mean significant differences between different months according to DMRT (P < 0.05)
aDifferent matching lower-case letters in the same column mean significant differences between the sample groups according to DMRT (P < 0.05)