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).