Table 1. Physicochemical properties during cold storage and yeast fermentation of spirulina
Time (days) | pH | Acidity (%) | Reducing sugar (%) | β-Glucan(mg/g) | Protein (μg/mL) | Viable cell count (yeast) (CFU/mL)×106 |
Yeast fermentation | 0 | 6.92±0.01a1) | 0.26±0.02e | 4.97±0.02a | 0.04±0.02a | 242.98±2.54c | 3.24±2.61c |
1 | 6.22±0.01b | 0.38±0.01d | 1.72±0.01b | 2.01±0.06b | 250.76±3.12c | 121±8.24b |
2 | 6.09±0.02e | 0.51±0.01a | 0.68±0.03f | 4.75±0.14c | 423.98±3.65b | 53.3±8.66a |
Cold storage | 1 | 6.09±0.02e | 0.52±0.01a | 0.88±0.02e | 5.12±0.08d | 453.65±4.41a | 21.3±3.24b |
3 | 6.13±0.01d | 0.47±0.01b | 1.39±0.01d | 6.21±0.09e | 459.43±3.42a | 7.41±5.21c |
5 | 6.16±0.01c | 0.41±0.02c | 1.53±0.02c | 8.53±0.12f | 464.09±2.51a | 4.39±4.21c |
1)Values with different letters in the same row significantly different (analyzed using ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range test: p<0.05, a>b>c>d>e>f).