Type of food mixture Moisture pH Titratable acidity (g lactic acid/ml)
Non-germinated        
U 26.32 ± 0.62 6.23 ± 0.02 1.71 ± 0.05
A 26.17 ± 1.38 5.61 ± 0.04 1.88 ± 0.03
A+F 26.16 ± 0.99 4.43 ± 0.06 2.22 ± 0.04
CD (P<0.05) NS 0.46 0.26
Germinated        
U 26.90 ± 0.39 5.24 ± 0.01 2.04 ± 0.04
A 26.61 ± 0.41 4.78 ± 0.03 2.43 ± 0.02
A+F 26.59 ± 0.47 3.65 ± 0.02 3.14 ± 0.04
CD (P<0.05) NS 0.56 0.34
Overall CD (P<0.05) NS 0.79 0.46
U-Unprocessed, A- Autoclaved, A+F- Autoclaved + fermented Values are mean ± SE of three independent determinations *Sorghum based food mixtures contain sorghum flour: tomato pulp: whey powder (2:1:1)
Table 1: Effect of germination and probiotic fermentation on pH, titratable acidity (g lactic acid/ml), Lactobacilli count (log cfu/g) and moisture content of indigenously developed sorghum based food mixtures* (on fresh matter basis).