Incubation period (h)
|
Number of runs
|
Lactic acid (g/l) (mean ± SD)
|
Consumed sugar (g/l)
|
Yield (%)
|
Efficiency (%)
|
---|
24
|
(1–18) 18
|
7.97 ± 0.47–10 ± 0.4
|
13.5–14.8
|
59–68
|
27–30
|
36
|
(1) 1
|
16.43 ± 0.43
|
21.58
|
76
|
43
|
(2–10) 9
|
29.38 ± 0.38–34.5 ± 0.4
|
35.45–42.59
|
83–81
|
71–85
|
(11–12) 2
|
36.5 ± 0.3–36.95 ± 0.14
|
45.65–45.69
|
80–81
|
91–91
|
(13–15) 3
|
30.62 ± 0.31–32.19 ± 0.19
|
35.79–37
|
85–87
|
72–74
|
(16–18) 3
|
34.42 ± 0.3–36.1 ± 0.3
|
40.39–44.52
|
85–81
|
81–89
|
72
|
(1–5) 5
|
36.5 ± 0.4–39.49 ± 0.19
|
41.9–44.82
|
87–88
|
84–90
|
(6–8) 3
|
39 ± 0.22–40.19 ± 0.19
|
44.11–45.33
|
88–89
|
88–91
|
(9–10) 2
|
40.2 ± 0.2–42.07 ± 0.1
|
45.36–47.3
|
89–89
|
91–95
|
(11–14) 4
|
34.59 ± 0.32–35.43 ± 0.23
|
44.85–41.78
|
77–88
|
90–84
|
(15–18) 4
|
25.2 ± 0.2–31.75 ± 0.24
|
34.7–37.2
|
73–85
|
69–74
|
96
|
(1–9) 9
|
41.21 ± 0.21–42 ± 0.3
|
46.17–47
|
89–89
|
92–94
|
(10–16) 7
|
38.48 ± 0.15–40.95 ± 0.36
|
43.66–45.91
|
88–89
|
87–92
|
(17–18) 2
|
32.2 ± 0.2–33.38 ± 0.38
|
40.8–41.6
|
79–80
|
82–83
|
LSD at 0.05
| |
0.633
| | | |
- Substrate: salted cheese whey and whey permeate mixture (1:1) with CaCO3 (0.5%), inoculum size (4%)