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Table 5 Organic acids content in sorghum wort and beers (Bio and BSc)

From: Identification of non-Saccharomyces yeast strains isolated from local traditional sorghum beer produced in Abidjan district (Côte d’Ivoire) and their ability to carry out alcoholic fermentation

 

Sorghum wort

BSc

BIo

Tartric acid (g/L)

23.3 ± 1.4a

23.8 ± 1.2a

26.5 ± 1.6a

Lactic acid (g/L)

21.85 ± 0.7a

18 ± 1.1a

18.15 ± 1,56a

Citric acid (mg/L)

0a

32.1 ± 1.8b

0a

Acetic acid (mg/L)

7.15 ± 0.9a

7 ± 0.7a

7.15 ± 1.01a

Tannic acid (mg/L)

1.76 ± 0a

1.76 ± 0a

1.76 ± 0a

Fumaric acid (mg/L)

0.246 ± 0a

0.246 ± 0a

0.246 ± 0a

  1. The values expressed are the means of three measurements. On the same line, the mean values with the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05)