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).