Table 2 Contents of carbohydrates (mg/l) in soymilk fermented by the six probiotic strains

Unfermented soymilk

3.53 ± 0.07 a

1.23 ± 0.07 a

11.39 ± 3.05 a

214.16 ± 1.17 a

1.97 ± 0.09 a

L. casei Zhang

3.88 ± 0.05 b

1.31 ± 0.58 b

11.62 ± 1.44 b

54.20 ± 4.845 b

0.19 ± 0.01 b

B. animalis V9

3.43 ± 0.05 c

1.18 ± 0.45 c

6.30 ± 0.57 c

61.92 ± 1.10 c

0.40 ± 0.02 c

L. acidophilus NCFM

3.32 ± 0.04 d

1.34 ± 0.02 b

9.37 ± 0.17 d

74.82 ± 0.91 d

0.20 ± 0.02 d

L. rhamnosus GG

3.27 ± 0.03 e

0.86 ± 0.05 d

10.25 ± 0.10 e

173.93 ± 1.03 e

0.20 ± 0.03 b

B. animalis Bb12

3.35 ± 0.03 f

0.94 ± 0.07 e

6.58 ± 0.22 c

85.90 ± 0.30 f

0.28 ± 0.01 e

L. casei Shirota

3.59 ± 0.04 a

1.43 ± 0.02 f

11.07 ± 0.13 f

53.34 ± 2.30 b

0.18 ± 0.01 b