Consumption of mainly glucose and fructose and synthesis of lactic
acid occurred during fermentation and throughout storage of VYLB. Although,
the concentration of soluble carbohydrates exceeded the need
for lactic acid fermentation, malic acid seemed also to be used during
processing. Previously, the malolactic fermentation by L. plantarum
strains was reported for vegetable and fruit matrices, especially under
extreme conditions of acidity (Di Cagno et al., 2011a).