Research Article

Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Yoba Fermentation on Physicochemical Properties, Amino Acids, and Antioxidant Activity of Cowpea-Peanut Milk

Table 2

Amino acid content of fermented cowpea-peanut milk with L. rhamnosus Yoba.

Amino acid (g/100 g)Fermented milk samples value
CM : PM (1 : 1)CM : PM (2 : 1)CM : PM (3 : 1)Control

Essential
 Valine4.40 ± 0.01a4.86 ± 0.02a5.01 ± 0.01b4.78 ± 0.05a<0.05
 Lysine6.30 ± 0.02a7.31 ± 0.02b6.70 ± 0.01a6.60 ± 0.06a<0.05
 Threonine3.26 ± 0.01b2.65 ± 0.05a3.80 ± 0.01c3.85 ± 0.04c<0.05
 Tryptophan1.50 ± 0.03a2.10 ± 0.06b2.65 ± 0.07c1.15 ± 0.05a<0.05
 Leucine6.60 ± 0.01a8.02 ± 0.01c8.75 ± 0.05c7.08 ± 0.05b<0.05
 Phenylalanine5.23 ± 0.01b5.80 ± 0.03b5.65 ± 0.07b4.10 ± 0.02a<0.05
 Isoleucine3.05 ± 0.05a2.96 ± 0.06a3.40 ± 0.01b4.25 ± 0.08c<0.05
 Tyrosine1.08 ± 0.02a1.23 ± 0.08a1.80 ± 0.04b4.60 ± 0.06c<0.05

Nonessential
 Serine2.15 ± 0.02a1.90 ± 0.07a2.25 ± 0.08b4.74 ± 0.04c<0.05
 Proline2.60 ± 0.06a2.78 ± 0.05b2.46 ± 0.07a6.85 ± 0.09c<0.05
 Glycine2.22 ± 0.06b2.70 ± 0.05c2.90 ± 0.07c1.05 ± 0.05a<0.05
 Alanine3.08 ± 0.04b3.65 ± 0.08b4.10 ± 0.01c2.30 ± 0.02a<0.05
 Glutamic16.6 ± 0.05c15.4 ± 0.06b17.3 ± 0.07c12.4 ± 0.06a<0.05
 Methionine1.70 ± 0.06a1.50 ± 0.05a1.86 ± 0.08b1.95 ± 0.07b<0.05
 Histidine2.01 ± 0.08b1.87 ± 0.02a1.90 ± 0.03a1.88 ± 0.08a<0.05

CM, cowpea milk; PM, peanut milk; control, fermented cow milk. Values indicate the means of three replications ± standard deviation. Means values within the same row with different superscript letters (a, b, c) are significantly different ( < 0.05).