LAPSE:2024.1665
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LAPSE:2024.1665
Modelling pH Dynamics, SCOBY Biomass Formation, and Acetic Acid Production of Kombucha Fermentation Using Black, Green, and Oolong Teas
August 23, 2024
Kombucha is a traditional, fermented beverage made with an essential biomaterial known as SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). Three different tea types, namely black, green, and oolong, were compared in kombucha fermentation in terms of pH dynamics, the formation of SCOBY biomass, and the production of acetic acid. The rational, exponential, and polynomial models described pH dynamics with good fit, R2 > 0.98. The formation of SCOBY biomass and the production of acetic acid were modelled using sigmoidal functions, with three-parameter logistic and Gompertz models and four-parameter Boltzmann and Richards models. The F-test indicated that the three-parameter models were statistically adequate; thus, the Gompertz model was modified to present the biological meaning of the parameters. The SCOBY biomass formation rates ranged from 7.323 to 9.980 g/L-day, and the acetic acid production rates ranged from 0.047 to 0.049% acid (wt/vol)/day, with the highest values from the non-conventional substrate, oolong tea. The correlations between pH and SCOBY biomass or acetic acid using polynomial models enable the prediction of product formation in kombucha processing.
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Chong AQ, Chin NL, Talib RA, Basha RK. Modelling pH Dynamics, SCOBY Biomass Formation, and Acetic Acid Production of Kombucha Fermentation Using Black, Green, and Oolong Teas. (2024). LAPSE:2024.1665
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Chong AQ: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Chin NL: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Talib RA: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Basha RK: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Chin NL: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Talib RA: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia [ORCID]
Basha RK: Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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Processes
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12
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7
First Page
1301
Year
2024
Publication Date
2024-06-22
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2227-9717
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PII: pr12071301, Publication Type: Journal Article
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