Table 1. Profile of goat milk fermented by LAB from kefir grains and breast milk

Culture Fermentation time to reach pH 4.6 (h) Titratable acidity (%) Viable cell count (Log CFU/mL)
Lactobacillus rhamnosus R2 18 0.90±0.01 9.69±0.11
Pediococcus pentasaceus 1 W2SR04 24 0.94±0.04 9.18±0.46
Lactobacillus kefiri YK4 24 0.80±0.03 9.79±0.39
Lactobacillus kefiri JK17 24 0.79±0.02 9.67±0.07
Lactobacillus fermentum R6 24 0.84±0.01 9.58±0.03
Lactobacillus plantarum 1W22408 32 0.77±0.06 9.25±0.39
Lactobacillus R7F 36 0.81±0.02 9.46±0.52
Lactobacillus fermentum S206 48 0.70±0.06 9.53±0.17
Lactobacillus delbrueckii BD7 48 0.75±0.05 9.73±0.36
Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis BD17 48 0.75±0.05 9.55±0.38
LAB, lactic acid bacteria.