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Table 3 Physiochemical composition of Haria samples

From: Ethnobotanical perspectives of Bakhar: an indigenous starter culture used to prepare traditionally fermented rice beverage in rural West Bengal, India

Parameters

Sample-A

Sample-B

Proximate

Optical density

0.34 ± 0.04

0.31 ± 0.01

Total solids (%DM)

8.2 ± 0.20

9.1 ± 0.34

Total acidity (% lactic acid)

0.3 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.01

pH

4.5

4.3

Alcohol content (%)

8.7 ± 0.10

5.07 ± 0.25

Moisture content (%)

90.05 ± 0.01

90.5 ± 0.06

Ash value (% DM)

0.34 ± 0.05

0.42 ± 0.02

Carbohydrate (%)

78.15 ± 0.23

80.44 ± 0.56

Crude protein (%)

3.47 ± 0.07

4.61 ± 0.06

Fat (%)

0.3 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.02

Energy value (kcal/100 ml)

122.08

107.73

Vitamin

Ascorbic acid (mg/100 ml)

0.0

1.54 ± 0.20

Polyphenol (mg/100 ml)

Phenolics (GAE)

2.45 ± 0.08

8.42 ± 0.08

Flavonoids (QE)

11.27 ± 0.06

36.67 ± 0.15

Tannins (GAE)

0.46 ± 0.01

1.12 ± 0.02

Antioxidant property

RSA (%)

42.8 ± 0.08

68.51 ± 0.05

  1. Sample-A Fermented with Bakhar that does not contain any plant parts; Sample-B Fermented with Bakhar, that is fortified with plant parts; DM Dry matter; GAE Gallic acid equivalent; QE: Quercetin equivalent; RSA Radical scavenging activity; Values are in mean ± SD (n = 3)