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Table II.

Changes in the mean values (†SD) of pH, acid production and LAB counts in pasteurized and lactoperoxidase-activated Saanen goat milk fermented at 30 °C by single strains of LAB.

LAB strains Time (h) pH
Titratable acidity (%)
LAB counts (log cfu·mL−1)
No LP LP No LP LP No LP LP
Lc. diacetylactis 339 2 5.92 (†0.09) 5.93 (0.09) 0.21 (0.005) 0.20 (0.003) 8.97 (0.04) 8.95 (0.03)
6 4.37 (0.03) 4.37 (0.01) 0.55 (0.017) 0.54 (0.019) 9.41 (0.06) 9.38 (0.04)
Lc. diacetylactis 340 2 6.02 (0.05) 6.03 (0.04) 0.19 (0.003) 0.17 (0.007) 8.72 (0.07) 8.73 (0.10)
6 4.46 (0.02) 4.46 (0.02) 0.53 (0.012) 0.53 (0.012) 9.10 (0.11) 9.05 (0.07)
Lc. lactis 345 2 6.01 (0.05) 6.06 (0.06) 0.19 (0.006) 0.17 (0.003) 8.73 (0.12) 8.66 (0.06)
6 4.46 (0.02) 4.47 (0.03) 0.56 (0.014) 0.53 (0.012) 9.13 (0.12) 9.09 (0.16)
Lc. cremoris 326 2 6.28 (0.01) 6.28 (0.01) 0.16 (0.009) 0.15 (0.007) 8.01 (0.19) 8.03 (0.11)
6 5.30 (0.25) 5.28 (0.27) 0.34 (0.080) 0.34 (0.077) 8.49 (0.25) 8.41 (0.31)
Lc. cremoris 328 2 5.90 (0.06) 5.94 (0.06) 0.21 (0.007) 0.20 (0.009) 8.65 (0.37) 8.59 (0.43)
6 4.37 (0.01) 4.39 (0.01) 0.58 (0.019) 0.56 (0.012) 9.32 (0.07) 9.40 (0.05)
B. longum BB536 2 6.06 (0.24) 6.14 (0.22) 0.16 (0.023) 0.16 (0.023) 8.16 (0.36) 8.06 (0.23)
6 4.70 (0.21) 4.75 (0.22) 0.62 (0.078) 0.59 (0.073) 9.25 (0.01) 9.19 (0.10)
Lc. lactis AM1 2 5.94 (0.03) 5.97 (0.04) 0.16 (0.023) 0.16 (0.023) 8.52 (0.11) 8.60 (0.09)
6 4.96 (0.02) 4.56 (0.02) 0.66 (0.015) 0.66 (0.021) 9.30 (0.05) 9.25 (0.02)
P value (time effect) 0.000 0.000 0.000
P value (LP effect) 0.658 0.257 0.724
P value (LAB strain effect) 0.000 0.000 0.000
P value (LP vs. time) 0.986 0.911 0.982
N 3 3 3