Table 2 Acidity of raw and fermented cauliflower and brine.

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

 

Acidity

Cauliflower

Brine

Raw

0.21 ± 0.01a

0.00a

Green tea concentration

Day of fermentation

Cauliflower - 7

Cauliflower - 14

Brine - 7

Brine - 14

Control

0.29 ± 0.02b

0.31 ± 0.01b

0.24 ± 0.00b

0.43 ± 0.01cd

0.5%

0.50 ± 0.02c

0.77 ± 0.02e

0.45 ± 0.01d

0.65 ± 0.00f.

1%

0.46 ± 0.02c

0.72 ± 0.04e

0.44 ± 0.01d

0.64 ± 0.01f.

2%

0.49 ± 0.01c

0.67 ± 0.01d

0.44 ± 0.00bcd

0.64 ± 0.00ef

3%

0.47 ± 0.01c

0.64 ± 0.01d

0.43 ± 0.00bcd

0.63 ± 0.02e

4%

0.47 ± 0.01c

0.63 ± 0.02d

0.44 ± 0.01bcd

0.76 ± 0.00h

5%

0.47 ± 0.01c

0.64 ± 0.01d

0.42 ± 0.02c

0.74 ± 0.01 g

  1. *no statistically significant differences between values marked with the same letters in the columns relating to cauliflower and brine separately (regardless of the fermentation time) (n = 3).