# Postbiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains in Functional Minimally Processed Oranges
## 3 Results and Discussion
### Evaluation of Functional Traits of Isolates
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**Sample** & **Time** & **L\({}^{*}\)(D65)** & **a\({}^{*}\)(D65)** & **b\({}^{*}\)(D65)** & **Firmness (N)** \\ \hline Fresh orange slices & 0 & 49.88 \(\pm\) 1.74 & \(-\)2.30 \(\pm\) 2.29 & 30.23 \(\pm\) 3.23 & 3.47 \(\pm\) 0.64 \\ \hline Control & 3 & 46.07 \(\pm\) 1.44 ab & \(-\)3.68 \(\pm\) 0.14 & 28.20 \(\pm\) 1.21 abcd & 2.02 \(\pm\) 0.67 \\ CFS & 3 & 47.26 \(\pm\) 0.39 ab & \(-\)2.28 \(\pm\) 0.03 & 29.64 \(\pm\) 0.79 abc & 2.39 \(\pm\) 0.65 \\ _E. coli_ & 3 & 50.15 \(\pm\) 1.64a & \(-\)3.33 \(\pm\) 0.16 & 30.83 \(\pm\) 1.58 ab & 1.67 \(\pm\) 0.61 \\ _E. coli_+CFS & 3 & 50.12 \(\pm\) 3.23a & \(-\)2.74 \(\pm\) 1.61 & 32.73 \(\pm\) 2.78a & 2.24 \(\pm\) 1.03 \\ _P. aeruginosa_ & 3 & 46.43 \(\pm\) 1.53 ab & \(-\)3.20 \(\pm\) 1.02 & 25.68 \(\pm\) 3.44 bcd & 2.22 \(\pm\) 0.45 \\ _P. aeruginosa_+CFS & 3 & 46.03 \(\pm\) 1.03 ab & \(-\)2.60 \(\pm\) 0.17 & 24.76 \(\pm\) 1.53 bcd & 2.56 \(\pm\) 0.97 \\ _S. aureus_ & 3 & 44.69 \(\pm\) 0.14b & \(-\)3.36 \(\pm\) 0.20 & 23.07 \(\pm\) 0.10 cd & 1.96 \(\pm\) 0.37 \\ _S. aureus_+CFS & 3 & 43.77 \(\pm\) 0.40b & \(-\)3.06 \(\pm\) 0.12 & 22.73 \(\pm\) 2.21d & 2.15 \(\pm\) 0.71 \\ L. _inmocua_ & 3 & 46.70 \(\pm\) 0.10 ab & \(-\)2.52 \(\pm\) 1.39 & 27.04 \(\pm\) 3.73 abcd & 2.75 \(\pm\) 1.28 \\ _L. innocua_+CFS & 3 & 47.37 \(\pm\) 1.62 ab & \(-\)2.47 \(\pm\) 0.77 & 28.10 \(\pm\) 1.75 abcd & 5.03 \(\pm\) 6.90 \\ \multicolumn{5}{c}{**} & n.s. \\ \hline Control & 8 & 46.58 \(\pm\) 0.27b & \(-\)2.64 \(\pm\) 0.02 ab & 26.36 \(\pm\) 1.80 ab & 2.37 \(\pm\) 0.69 \\ CFS & 8 & 45.58 \(\pm\) 0.17b & \(-\)3.59 \(\pm\) 0.24 abc & 23.36 \(\pm\) 0.71 ab & 2.18 \(\pm\) 0.68 \\ _E. coli_ & 8 & 45.89 \(\pm\) 0.26b & \(-\)2.21 \(\pm\) 0.30a & 26.65 \(\pm\) 0.08 ab & 2.21 \(\pm\) 0.62 \\ _E. coli_+CFS & 8 & 45.90 \(\pm\) 1.40b & \(-\)3.92 \(\pm\) 1.22 abc & 23.62 \(\pm\) 0.64 ab & 2.14 \(\pm\) 0.63 \\ _P. aeruginosa_ & 8 & 45.79 \(\pm\) 1.50b & \(-\)2.83 \(\pm\) 0.13 ab & 25.56 \(\pm\) 2.08 ab & 2.53 \(\pm\) 0.81 \\ _P. aeruginosa_+CFS & 8 & 45.22 \(\pm\) 0.54b & \(-\)3.99 \(\pm\) 0.00 abc & 22.16 \(\pm\) 0.55b & 2.61 \(\pm\) 0.7 \\ _S. aureus_ & 8 & 45.14 \(\pm\) 0.30b & \(-\)3.29 \(\pm\) 0.53 abc & 24.92 \(\pm\) 0.73 ab & 1.96 \(\pm\) 0.77 \\ _S. aureus_+CFS & 8 & 45.97 \(\pm\) 0.10b & \(-\)2.74 \(\pm\) 0.03 ab & 27.18 \(\pm\) 0.03 ab & 2.15 \(\pm\) 0.88 \\ _L. innocua_ & 8 & 52.32 \(\pm\) 0.68a & \(-\)4.84 \(\pm\) 0.54c & 27.49 \(\pm\) 0.27 ab & 2.75 \(\pm\) 0.91 \\ _L. innocua_+CFS & 8 & 51.35 \(\pm\) 0.62a & \(-\)4.41 \(\pm\) 0.64 bc & 29.05 \(\pm\) 5.54a & 5.03 \(\pm\) 1.12 \\  & ** & *** & *** & n.s. \\ \hline Control & 10 & 47.60 \(\pm\) 0.16 bc & \(-\)3.70 \(\pm\) 1.06 ab & 27.44 \(\pm\) 0.57 ab & 2.52 \(\pm\) 0.38 abc \\ CFS & 10 & 48.36 \(\pm\) 0.87 bc & \(-\)4.47 \(\pm\) 0.38 ab & 26.95 \(\pm\) 2.71 ab & 1.91 \(\pm\) 0.91 bc \\ _E. coli_ & 10 & 50.11 \(\pm\) 4.03 abc & \(-\)4.02 \(\pm\) 0.35 ab & 32.30 \(\pm\) 6.96a & 2.04 \(\pm\) 0.77 bc \\ _E. coli_+CFS & 10 & 49.65 \(\pm\) 3.72 abc & \(-\)4.50 \(\pm\) 0.40 ab & 26.62 \(\pm\) 1.52 ab & 1.78 \(\pm\) 0.71 bc \\ _P. aeruginosa_ & 10 & 47.70 \(\pm\) 0.34 bc & \(-\)3.26 \(\pm\) 0.33 ab & 26.66 \(\pm\) 3.32 ab & 1.59 \(\pm\) 0.93c \\ _P. aeruginosa_+CFS & 10 & 50.02 \(\pm\) 1.12 abc & \(-\)4.53 \(\pm\) 0.02 ab & 28.65 \(\pm\) 0.37 ab & 2.70 \(\pm\) 0.37 abc \\ _S. aureus_ & 10 & 47.09 \(\pm\) 0.07 bc & \(-\)3.10 \(\pm\) 0.79a & 27.93 \(\pm\) 0.79 ab & 2.84 \(\pm\) 0.79 ab \\ _S. aureus_+CFS & 10 & 45.50 \(\pm\) 1.35c & \(-\)3.12 \(\pm\) 0.22a & 24.82 \(\pm\) 1.45b & 2.62 \(\pm\) 0.60 abc \\ _L. innocua_ & 10 & 51.36 \(\pm\) 0.58 ab & \(-\)4.39 \(\pm\) 0.49 ab & 26.37 \(\pm\) 0.68 ab & 1.99 \(\pm\) 0.77 bc \\ _L. innocua_+CFS & 10 & 53.75 \(\pm\) 0.06a & \(-\)5.12 \(\pm\) 0.32b & 29.91 \(\pm\) 0.41 ab & 3.43 \(\pm\) 1.16a \\ \hline \end{tabular}  
* Data are expressed as means \(\pm\) SD. Different letters in the same column for each sampling time indicate significant differences between the means (n = 3) based on [PERSON]’s test (\(p\leq\) 0.05). L\({}^{*}\) (brightness), a\({}^{*}\) (green–red component), and b\({}^{*}\) (blue–yellow component). n.s. not significant. \({}^{*}\) Significance at \(p\leq\) 0.05; ** Significance at \(p\leq\) 0.01; and ** Significance at \(p\leq\) 0.001.  
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