Table 4. Organic acids of solid-fermented mesh depending on grain materials

Organic acids (mg/L) The number of fermentation times Sorghum Corn Wheat Barley Millet
Malic acid 1st ND1) ND ND 10.1±1.03a ND
2nd ND ND 1.22±0.32a ND ND
3rd ND 0.55±0.95a 2.84±1.28a 1.2±0.03 ND
Ascorbic acid 1st ND ND ND ND ND
2nd ND ND 8.59±0.25a ND ND
3rd ND ND 5.7±0.39a 6.05±0.57a 9.73±16.86a
Lactic acid 1st 75.26±9.26a2) 63.13±19.8a 27.28±3.59b 28.32±1.37b 27.41±5.11b
2nd 116.84±56.11a 95.87±34.35ab 51.78±23.59b 43.59±14.03b 92.33±14.17ab
3rd 82.05±45.89a 89.98±12.17a 63.31±17.84a 98.26±3.21a 71.28±9.69a
Acetic acid 1st 45.52±9.08a 28.69±6.73b 15.33±2.85b 20.22±1.11bc 25.7±2.89c
2nd 143.1±157.45a 52.94±5.31a 28.51±16.83a 40.21±15.25a 83.43±63.09a
3rd 103.63±64.1a 62.33±9.25a 69.77±18.79a 67.47±25.46a 52.21±12.3a
Citric acid 1st ND ND 4.89±2.8b 16.08±2.3a 18.9±0.84a
2nd ND ND 1.16±0.66a 1.73±2.99a ND
3rd ND ND 1.22±0.29a 0.33±0.39b ND
Succinic acid 1st 40±2.06a 31.26±7.65b 11.5±0.43d 16.45±2.22cd 18.92±1.53c
2nd 40.87±6.55a 27.06±12.31b 17.53±1.35b 12.84±3.8b 22.45±7.74b
3rd 24.66±8.18a 16.13±3.88ab 19.92±1.48ab 14.38±0.28b 22.65±6.04ab
Fumaric acid 1st ND ND ND ND ND
2nd ND ND 0.58±1a ND ND
3rd ND ND 1.17±1.01a 0.67±1.17a ND
Propionic acid 1st ND ND ND ND ND
2nd ND ND 3.37±0.46ab 6.84±6.33a ND
3rd ND 1.23±2.13b 4.72±3.19ab 4.74±0.88ab 13.55±12.39a
Not detected.
Mean±SD (n=3) within each column followed by different letters is significantly different (p<0.05).