Table 4. Changes in pH, acidity and viable cell count of Toxicodendron vernicifluum extract co-fermented by S. cerevisiae and L. plantarum according to lactose concentration

Lactose content (%) 2nd Fermentation period (days) pH Acidity (%) Viable cell count (L. plantarum, log CFU/mL)
0 0 4.56±0.04d1) 0.20±0.03d 7.44±0.04b
1 5.93±0.03b 0.24±0.06c 7.75±0.32a
3 6.09±0.02c 0.19±0.01b 8.25±0.017a
5 6.43±0.04a 0.15±0.01a 8.01±0.18a
7 6.65±0.00bc 0.12±0.00a 7.88±0.16a
2.5 0 4.56±0.04e 0.13±0.12d 7.44±0.04c
1 4.97±0.00a 0.93±0.04c 9.20±0.10ab
3 4.81±0.01d 1.21±0.10a 9.64±0.68a
5 5.02±0.01c 0.82±0.03bc 9.27±0.02b
7 5.12±0.00b 0.66±0.06ab 9.04±0.34b
5.0 0 4.56±0.04c 0.13±0.12d 7.44±0.04c
1 4.93±0.01a 1.01±0.01c 9.16±0.04a
3 4.77±0.01b 1.45±0.30a 8.79±0.32a
5 4.96±0.00b 0.97±0.01bc 8.43±0.40b
7 5.03±0.01b 0.85±0.01c 9.09±0.31a
Each value is a mean±SD (n=3). Different letters in the same fermentation period mean significant difference by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).