produced only 0.74% titratable acidity expressed as lactic acid. It is probable that L. casei requires some essential growth nutrients which are deficient in cabbage juice. Earlier studies have
reported that an antibacterial substance is present in. The growth inhibitory substance of fresh cabbage was suggested to be carbohydrate in nature and of a low molecular
weight reported that fresh juice of Cecile cultivar cabbage was inhibitory to the growth of lactic
acid bacteria, and the inhibition was eliminated when the cabbage was heated (steamed 10 min) before juice extraction.