Table 2.
Moisture, Hunter's color values, and par ticle size of the rice powders fermented with Bacillus subtilis CBD2

Samples1) Moisture content (%) Hunter's color value
Particle size (µm)
L a b ΔE
FD 2.30±0.11c2) 95.85±0.58a -0.30±0.05a 5.60±0.18d - 357.87±10.83a
SD-A 2.90±0.21b 96.18±0.58a -0.79±0.02b 5.60±0.18d 0.62±0.11d 68.48±1.38b
SD-ACh0.3 3.56±0.28a 95.70±0.27a -1.17±0.04c 8.19±0.15c 2.92±0.12c 54.21±1.04c
SD-ACh0.5 3.68±0.19a 95.92±0.10a -1.16±0.04c 8.86±0.18b 3.57±0.17b 51.33±0.37d
SD-ACh1.0 3.83±0.20a 92.25±0.47b -1.26±0.02d 15.69±0.64a 10.95±0.73a 48.13±0.82e
FD, freeze-dried powder; SD-A, spray-dried powder with 1.0% alginic acid added; SD-ACh0.3, spray-dried powder with 1.0% alginic acid and 0.3% chitosan added; SD-ACh0.5, spray-dried powder with 1.0% alginic acid and 0.5% chitosan added; and SD-ACh1.0, spray-dried powder with 1.0% alginic acid and 1.0% chitosan added.
Means±SD (n=3) in each column (a-e) followed by the same letter do not significantly differ (p<0.05).