Use of Lactobacillus plantarum as Starter Culture and Its Influence on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Characteristics of Kunnu-Aya Produced from Sorghum and Tigernut
Table 2
Physicochemical properties of starter culture inoculated and uninoculated kunnu-aya.
Samples
Physicochemical properties
pH
TTA
SG
TSS
(% lactic acid)
(g/cm3)
()
Inoculated samples
100SOR/0TIG
4.62 ± 0.01
0.61 ± 0.15
1.02 ± 0.03
9.80 ± 0.08
90SOR/10TIG
4.56 ± 0.21
0.68 ± 0.32
1.04 ± 0.06
9.72 ± 0.02
80SOR/20TIG
4.59 ± 0.17
0.65 ± 0.61
1.03 ± 0.05
9.69 ± 0.07
70SOR/30TIG
4.51 ± 0.43
0.62 ± 0.43
1.04 ± 0.09
9.63 ± 0.14
60SOR/40TIG
4.32 ± 0.47
0.68 ± 0.36
1.03 ± 0.22
9.51 ± 0.21
50SOR/50TIG
4.45 ± 0.81
0.92 ± 0.71
1.05 ± 0.11
9.35 ± 0.09
Uninoculated samples
100SOR/0TIG
5.83 ± 1.01
0.41 ± 0.23
1.01 ± 0.31
9.52 ± 0.33
90SOR/10TIG
5.79 ± 0.99
0.44 ± 0.35
1.04 ± 0.17
9.45 ± 0.36
80SOR/20TIG
5.74 ± 1.28
0.40 ± 0.35
1.03 ± 0.04
9.53 ± 0.12
70SOR/30TIG
5.62 ± 0.51
0.35 ± 0.39
1.04 ± 0.08
9.61 ± 0.07
60SOR/40TIG
5.66 ± 0.53
0.55 ± 0.44
1.05 ± 0.14
9.43 ± 0.26
50SOR/50TIG
5.78 ± 0.61
0.38 ± 0.46
1.07 ± 0.11
9.51 ± 0.25
Values are means of three replicated samples. Means with different superscript letters across columns are significantly different ; TTA, total titratable acidity; SG, specific gravity; TSS, total soluble solids; 100SOR/0TIG, 100% sorghum and 0% tigernut; 90SOR/10TIG, 90% sorghum and 10% tigernut; 80SOR/20TIG, 80% sorghum and 20% tigernut; 70SOR/30TIG, 70% sorghum and 30% tigernut; 60SOR/40TIG, 60% sorghum and 40% tigernut; 50SOR/50TIG, 50% sorghum and 50% tigernut.
