Table 1. Comparison of microbes at each level of incubation time in free fatty acid (FFA), pH, and rice bran oil extraction (RBO) yield

Microbes Incubation (h) FFA (%) pH1) Yield (%)
Kefir (control) 0 3.63±0.052)e3) 5.52±0.12d 12.45±0.12j
72 3.25±0.08f 6.30±0.08a 12.80±0.15i
144 2.17±0.09j 6.30±0.15a 13.35±0.14g
Mold (Rhizopus sp.) 0 4.19±0.12b 5.80±0.10b 13.10±0.22h
72 3.15±0.15g 5.25±0.09e 14.65±0.30d
144 4.42±0.20a 5.80±0.05b 16.20±0.28a
LAB (Lactobacillus sp.) 0 4.05±0.06c 4.50±0.05h 13.45±0.17f
72 2.80±0.09i 4.10±0.03i 14.25±0.20e
144 3.15±0.11g 5.85±0.06b 14.90±0.25c
Yeast (Saccharomyces sp.) 0 3.80±0.07d 5.60±0.05c 12.80±0.22i
72 3.05±0.13h 5.15±0.10f 14.85±0.24c
144 4.15±0.18b 4.95±0.11g 15.40±0.27b
pH, digital pH meter; Yield, extraction yield using 96% ethanol.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters (a-j) in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT).