Table 1.
Folate content and losses in fresh and refrigerated fermented milk.
| Fermented Milk (FM) | Days of Storage at 8 °C | H4folate (µg/kg) | 5-CH3-H4folate(µg/kg) | Total Folates (Sum as Folic Acid) (µg/kg) | Folates Losses during Storage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 1 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus |
0 | 22.1 1 ± 1.1 | 24.4 ± 1.3 | 45.3 a2 ± 0.3 | - |
| 7 | 12.3 ± 0.8 | 15.2 ± 0.8 | 27.1 b ± 0.8 | 40 | |
| 14 | 8.4 ± 0.2 | 14.2 ± 0.5 | 22.3 c ± 0.8 | 50 | |
| 21 | 11.3 ± 0.6 | 10.3 ± 0.3 | 20.3 d ± 0.9 | 55 | |
| FM 2 Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Leuconostoc, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis diacetylactis |
0 | 12.2 ± 0.2 | 61.2 ± 3.1 | 71.1 a ± 3.4 | - |
| 7 | 9.4 ± 0.4 | 25.2 ± 2.2 | 33.2 b ± 2.1 | 53 | |
| 14 | 12.3 ± 0.1 | 20.0 ± 2.4 | 31.2 b ± 2.3 | 56 | |
| 21 | 9.2 ± 0.2 | 15.3 ± 1.1 | 23.3 c ± 1.1 | 67 | |
| FM 3 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, and Bifidobacterium bifidum |
0 | 27.5 ± 2.3 | 84.0 ± 2.7 | 105.4 a ± 6.1 | - |
| 7 | 17.8 ± 1.1 | 63.3 ± 0.9 | 77.2 b ± 3.6 | 27 | |
| 14 | 15.2 ± 0.8 | 34.8 ± 3.2 | 49.4 c ± 4.8 | 53 | |
| 21 | 11.3 ± 0.6 | 19.2 ± 1.8 | 30.3 d ± 2.6 | 71 | |
| FM 4 Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus, and Bifidobacterium bifidum |
0 | 23.4 ± 0.2 | 41.1 ± 2.1 | 60.3 b ± 1.4 | - |
| 7 | 16.2 ± 0.7 | 65.4 ± 5.2 | 79.2 a ± 6.3 | +31 | |
| 14 | 13.3 ± 1.4 | 39.0 ± 3.3 | 51.1 c ± 4.1 | 15 | |
| 21 | 8.4 ± 0.6 | 23.1 ± 2.4 | 31.2 d ± 2.1 | 48 |
1 The results are presented on the fresh weight as the mean of three replicates ± standard deviation. 2 Means in the column, for each fermented milk with the same letter, are not significantly different at P < 0.05.