Table 1. Changes in pH according to lactic acid bacteria types and fermentation time of Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa juice

0 h 24 h 48 h 72 h
CLM1) 5.26±0.00d 3.82±0.01a 4.06±0.00b 4.08±0.01c
CLP2) 5.28±0.01c 4.90±0.01b 3.70±0.01a 3.70±0.00a
CLK3) 5.28±0.01d 4.28±0.01c 3.83±0.00b 3.74±0.00a
Results are expressed as the means±SD, pH. In each sample, a-d superscripts are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.
CLK: Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Leuconostoc mesenteroides.
CLP: Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Lactobacillus plantarun.
CLK: Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens.