Table 2. Moisture content (%) of rice bran oil (RBO) as affected by microbial type and fermentation time
Microbes
Fermentation times (h)
0
72
144
Kefir (control)
3.15±0.001)a2)
0.06±0.02c
0.05±0.05b
LAB (Lactobacillus sp.)
0.28±0.01c
0.19±0.03bc
0.06±0.04b
Mold (Rhizopus sp.)
0.07±0.04d
0.51±0.04a
1.30±0.01a
Yeast (Saccharomyces sp.)
1.17±0.01b
0.28±0.03b
0.13±0.02b
All values are mean±SD (n=3). Means with different superscript letters (a-d) in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT).