Research Article

Development of a Novel Whey Date Beverage Fermented with Kefir Grains Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 4

Analysis of variance as a linear, quadratic, and interaction for each response variable.

CoefficientStandard deviationt.expSignif. %CoefficientStandard deviationt.expSignif. %

pHLAB (log10 CFU/mL)
b04.1750.024175.173.7960.14426.44
b10.0930.0146.43−0.4260.087−4.90
b20.1650.01411.43−0.6880.087−7.92
b3−0.0590.014−4.10−1.1440.087−13.15
b110.0190.0141.3221.7−0.2180.087−2.51
b220.0510.0143.530.2590.0872.98
b330.0240.0141.6912.31.0920.08712.55
b120.0040.0190.2084.10.8070.1147.11
b130.0440.0192.32−0.4670.114−4.11
b23−0.0790.019−4.17−0.6130.114−5.39

Yeasts (log10 CFU/mL)DPPH scavenging activity (%)
b03.4340.04380.0790.9140.110826.23
b1−0.3170.026−12.19−1.6300.067−24.45
b2−0.4170.026−16.060.1080.0671.6218.0
b3−0.5590.026−21.511.0830.06716.24
b11−0.3420.026−13.15−1.3840.067−20.75
b22−0.1100.026−4.24−1.0600.067−15.90
b330.9560.02636.77−0.6290.067−9.43
b120.4220.03412.452.7310.08731.36
b13−0.6520.034−19.223.0360.08734.86
b23−0.4600.034−13.55−2.8560.087−32.80

Total phenolic content (mg/mL)Overall acceptability (scores)
b024.1790.37464.703.6640.05171.95
b10.4190.2261.8513.7−0.1170.031−3.81
b210.3580.22645.751.0730.03134.77
b3−8.9930.226−39.72−0.2310.031−7.50
b116.4090.22628.300.3970.03112.88
b225.7020.22625.180.4330.03114.03
b337.1170.22631.430.7860.03125.48
b12−0.8750.296−2.96−0.1380.040−3.41
b13−5.3750.296−18.170.0370.0400.9340.7
b23−6.8750.296−23.240.0130.0400.3176.7

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