The carbohydrates and total glucose present in SE slurry and SSF
pellets were analysed as alditol acetates according to the gas chromatography method of Blakeney et al. (1983). The sample
preparation process was as described by Zhao et al. (2012). The
prepared samples were analysed by GC on a PerkinElmer
Autosystem XL GC system (PerkinElmer, Seer Green, Bucks., UK)
containing Rtx-225 column (Thames Restek UK Ltd, Saunderton,
UK).