Table 5.

Survival of A. kunkeei K18, K34, K45 and DSM 12361 and L. rhamnosus GG ATCC 53103 in different sugar syrups (A: 40% glucose + 20% fructose; B: 40% glucose + 30% fructose; C: 50% sucrose) after 0, 7 and 30 days of storage at 4 and 20 °C. Values represent the average (±SD) of three biological replicates.

Storage Time (days)	Sugar Syrup (pH 4.2)	Viability (log CFU/mL)
		4 °C					20 °C
		K18	K34	K45	DSM 12361	ATCC 53103	K18	K34	K45	DSM 12361	ATCC 53103
T0	A 40% glucose 20% fructose	8.31 Aa ± 0.04	8.09 Ab ± 0.05	8.32 Ac ± 0.07	8.24 Ab ± 0.06	8.12 Ac ± 0.05	8.65 Cc ± 0.03	8.20 Ac ± 0.05	8.42 Bc ± 0.02	8.57 Cc ± 0.01	8.34 Bb ± 0.05
T7		8.23 Ba ± 0.05	8.00 Bb ± 0.03	8.11 Bb ± 0.07	8.19 Bb ± 0.04	7.12 Ab ± 0.06	5.23 Eb ± 0.05	4.30 Db ± 0.02	3.21 Cb ± 0.03	2.60 Bb ± 0.02	<1 Aa
T30		8.18 Da ± 0.07	7.72 Ca ± 0.06	7.73 Ca ± 0.03	7.44 Ba ± 0.04	3.43 Aa ± 0.03	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa
T0	B 40% glucose 30% fructose	8.63 Bc ± 0.04	8.19 Ac ± 0.02	8.22 Ac ± 0.03	8.14 Ac ± 0.04	8.18 Ac ± 0.03	8.72 Cc ± 0.06	8.35 Ab ±0.03	8.43 Bb ± 0.05	8.35 Ab ± 0.04	8.32 Ab ± 0.07
T7		7.87 Db ± 0.06	7.30 Cb ± 0.05	7.11 Bb ± 0.04	7.09 Bb ± 0.03	5.34 Ab ± 0.04	1.68 Bb ± 0.01	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa
T30		5.98 Da ± 0.04	5.72 Ca ± 0.03	5.73 Ca ± 0.04	4.44 Ba ± 0.03	1.20 Aa ± 0.03	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa	<1 Aa
T0	C 50% sucrose	8.23 Ac ± 0.01	8.15 Ac ± 0.03	8.28 Ac ± 0.04	8.20 Ac ± 0.02	8.23 Ac ± 0.07	8.71 Dc ± 0.03	8.25 Ac ± 0.02	8.62 Cc ± 0.05	8.44 Bc ± 0.02	8.23 Ac ± 0.03
T7		8.12 Bb ± 0.06	8.06 Bb ± 0.01	8.00 Bb ± 0.03	8.10 Bb ± 0.02	7.12 Ab ± 0.05	7.15 Db ± 0.05	6.95 Cb ± 0.04	6.80 Bb ± 0.03	6.89 Cb ± 0.02	5.50 Ab ± 0.03
T30		7.90 Da ± 0.06	7.55 Ba ± 0.03	7.50 Ba ± 0.05	7.65 Ca ± 0.04	4.23 Aa ± 0.04	4.63 Ea ± 0.02	4.30 Da ± 0.03	4.21 Ca ± 0.02	3.60 Ba ± 0.03	<1 Aa

For each sugar syrup and temperature condition, different lowercase letters in each column, and uppercase letters in each row, represent significant differences (p < 0.05). Results are shown as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).