Table 3. Organic acid, free sugar and alcohol of fermented product by acetic acid bacteria using seed culture with different fermentation periods

Content Fermentation time (day)
0 5 10 15
Organic acid (mg% (w/v)) Citric acid 56.61±1.64a1)2) 71.09±0.02b 69.23±0.04b 69.43±0.16b
Succinic acid 359.13±6.14a 449.04±7.29c 437.41±0.54bc 434.96±1.11b
Acetic acid 987.80±2.08a 2,737.07±7.84b 3,905.5±22.37c 5,921.43±41.60d
Free sugar & alcohol (% w/v) Glucose 1.13±0.01ab 1.13±0.03ab 1.09±0.01a 1.16±0.01b
Ethanol 6.02±0.08c 4.33±0.47b 2.67±0.40a ND3)
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Different small letters (a-d) in the same row indicate a significant difference according to Duncan’s multiple test (p<0.05).
ND, not detected.