Growth rate of Lactobacillus over fermentation time as supplemented with different carbon sources at lower pH values^a.

Carbon sources	Growth ratea		Carbon sources	Growth rate
	0–2 h	2–4 h		0–2 h	2–4 h
pH 1.5			pH 2.0
Inulin	0.018	0.002	Inulin	0.028	0.012
UB-O80	0.034	0.014	UB-O80	0.051	0.035
B-O80	0.031	0.021	B-O80	0.068	0.029
pH 2.5			pH 3.0
Inulin	0.086	0.043	Inulin	0.131	0.073
UB-O80	0.114	0.712	UB-O80	0.168	0.117
B-O80	0.121	0.695	B-O80	0.174	0.123

^a .