Table 3. Phycocyanin content extracted from spirulina during yeast fermentation and cold storage
Time (day) | C-PC (mg/g) | APC (mg/g) | PE (mg/g) |
Yeast fermentation | 0 | 0.078±0.003f1) | 0.055±0.003e | 0.150±0.001f |
1 | 0.096±0.002e | 0.098±0.004d | 0.161±0.002e |
2 | 0.121±0.003d | 0.096±0.003d | 0.169±0.002d |
Cold storage | 1 | 0.126±0.001c | 0.104±0.004c | 0.175±0.003c |
3 | 0.135±0.002b | 0.116±0.003b | 0.182±0.004b |
5 | 0.144±0.001a | 0.126±0.002a | 0.192±0.003a |
1)Values with different letters in the same column significantly different (analyzed using ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range test: p<0.05, a>b>c>d>e>f).