Table 1. Changes in pH, TA, and counts of starter cultures of yogurts supplemented with plant extracts during refrigerated (4℃) storage

Type of yogurt 0 d 7 d 14 d 21 d 28 d
Plain pH 4.49 4.30 4.23 4.25 4.23
DK1 4.47 4.32 4.31 4.33 4.16
NN2 4.47 4.21 4.25 4.24 4.16
Plain TA(%) 0.7502 0.7794 0.7984 0.7988 0.7978
DK1 0.7924 0.8076 0.8142 0.8226 0.8262
NN2 0.7992 0.8524 0.8544 0.8542 0.8540
Plain S. thermophilus (Log CFU/mL) 8.62 ± 0.04c 8.75 ± 0.08b 8.91 ± 0.04a 8.74 ± 0.04b 8.77 ± 0.07b
DK1 8.82 ± 0.11c* 8.96 ± 0.10ab* 9.06 °æ 0.07a* 8.87 ± 0.05bc* 8.82 ± 0.04c
NN2 8.74 ± 0.08d* 8.96 ± 0.02a* 8.92 ± 0.03ab 8.79 ± 0.08cd 8.84 ± 0.06bc
Plain L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus (Log CFU/mL) 6.34 ± 0.00c 6.46 ± 0.02b 6.67 ± 0.04a 6.30 ± 0.01c 5.19 ± 0.03d
DK1 6.31 ± 0.07c 6.61 ± 0.09b* 7.06 ± 0.03a* 7.01 ± 0.00a* 6.07 ± 0.04d*
NN2 5.85 ± 0.01d* 7.19 ± 0.04b* 7.48 ± 0.02a* 7.24 ± 0.04b* 6.34 ± 0.03c*