Table 4.
Viable bacter ia cell and amylase activity of the rice powders fermented with Bacillus subtilis CBD2

Samples1)	Water absorption index (WAI)	Water solubility index (WSI, %)
FD	7.01±0.09^a2)	506.02±19.88^a
SD-A	4.61±0.09^b	268.57±16.57^b
SD-ACh0.3	4.62±0.07^b	258.66±14.21^b
SD-ACh0.5	4.54±0.06^ab	200.73±17.71^c
SD-ACh1.0	4.46±0.12^a	196.63±9.39^a

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-c) followed by the same letter do not significantly differ (p<0.05).