The Use of Lactic Acid Bacteria Starter Culture in the Production of Nunu, a Spontaneously Fermented Milk Product in Ghana

Table 1

Starter cultures used for Nunu fermentation.

Type of fermentation	Starter cultures	Codes
Single starters cultures	Lactobacillus fermentum	LF-22-16
	Lactobacillus plantarum	LP-8-2
	Lactobacillus helveticus	LH-22-7
	Leuconostoc mesenteroides	LM-14-11
Combined starter cultures	Lactobacillus fermentum + Lactobacillus plantarum	LF-22-16 + LP-8-2
	Lactobacillus fermentum + Lactobacillus helveticus	LF-22-16 + LH-22-7
	Lactobacillus fermentum + Leuconostoc mesenteroides	LF-22-16 + LM-14-11
	Lactobacillus plantarum + Lactobacillus helveticus	LP-8-2 + LH-22-7
	Lactobacillus plantarum + Leuconostoc mesenteroides	LP-22-7 + LM-14-11
	Lactobacillus helveticus + Leuconostoc mesenteroides	LH-22-7 + LM-14-11
No starter culture was added	Spontaneously fermented	SP