Table 1 Changes in pH of brine during fermentation.

From: Application of green tea to enhance the antioxidant properties of fermented cauliflower

Day of fermentation

Green tea concentration

Control

0.5%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

0 (brine)

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

8.03 ± 0.01d

1

5.90 ± 0.40c

5.84 ± 0.08c

5.92 ± 0.01c

5.78 ± 0.10c

5.87 ± 0.09c

5.86 ± 0.14c

5.94 ± 0.63c

4

4.12 ± 0.37b

4.14 ± 0.03b

4.07 ± 0.04b

4.10 ± 0.11b

4.07 ± 0.06b

4.12 ± 0.06b

4.06 ± 0.09b

7

3.60 ± 0.32ab

3.44 ± 0.03a

3.36 ± 0.09a

3.26 ± 0.07a

3.35 ± 0.05a

3.24 ± 0.09a

3.21 ± 0.09a

10

3.35 ± 0.23a

3.19 ± 0.03a

3.21 ± 0.04a

3.12 ± 0.13a

3.16 ± 0.04a

3.11 ± 0.03a

3.09 ± 0.06a

14

3.07 ± 0.15a

3.08 ± 0.02a

3.00 ± 0.13a

3.04 ± 0.05a

3.02 ± 0.06a

2.99 ± 0.12a

3.02 ± 0.07a

  1. *no statistically significant differences between values marked with the same letters in a row (n = 3).