S.no. Physico chemical properties Sample type Time (hours)
0 24 48
1 pH A* 4.62**a 4.5a*** 4.2a
B 4.56a 4.02a 3.96a
C 9.5a 9.22a 9.07a
D 4.2a 3.8b 3.6b
2 Titrable acidity (g/100 ml) A 1.7a 1.85a 1.87a
B 1.93a 2.75b 2.8b
C 0.27a 0.17b 0.17b
D 0.37a 2.47b 2.55b
3 Brix (sucrose)% A* 14.17a 12.07b,c 10.15c
B 11.2a 10.7a 9.67a
C 17.82a 17.52a 14.42b
D 16.12a 9.65b 7.38c
4 Ethanol% A* 9.4a 9b 8.96b
B 3.2a 3b 2.9b
C 0.5a 0b 0b
D 4.2a 5b 4.5c
*A- sample treated with 150 ppm sodium metabisulfite; B- 150 ppm Sodium benzoate; C – 450 ppm Calcium hydroxide; D- Control
**Values are expressed as mean of three repetitions
***superscripts with same letters in a row are not significantly different at 95% confidence interval.
Table 1: Change in the physicochemical properties of the toddy.