Table 1: Physicochemical and microbiological changes during spontaneous fermentation of immature inflorescence of Cynaracardunculus.
TTA: Total Titratable Acidity; TAMC: Total Aerobic Mesophilic Count; ND: Not Determined
| Day | pH | TTA (mL NaOH 0.1N) | TAMC | Yeasts-molds |
| 0 | 3.40 (0.11) | 4.25 (0.35) | ND | ND |
| 1 | 4.51 (0.14) | 4.60 (0.56) | 4.27 (0.02) | 4.22 (0.07) |
| 3 | 4.75 (0.21) | 5.10 (0.10) | 4.82 (0.18) | 4.83 (0.14) |
| 5 | 4.77 (0.07) | 5.20 (0.28) | 5.62 (0.11) | 5.87 (0.08) |
| 7 | 4.90 (0.12) | 5.90 (0.42) | 5.81 (0.02) | 6.18 (0.58) |
| 12 | 4.72 (0.14) | 5.92 (0.14) | 6.65 (0.06) | 6.73 (0.15) |
| 19 | 4.44 (0.21) | 5.95 (0.49) | 6.24 (0.14) | 6.67 (0.19) |
| 26 | 4.53 (0.07) | 6.15 (0.77) | 6.45 (0.21) | 6.04 (0.52) |