Microbiological and chemical evaluations indicated that the
fruit juices behaved differently in presence of the microorganisms
inoculated. Except kiwifruit KLB, all other products are classified as
alcoholic beverages according to the Italian legislation (GURI 90,
2001), since ethanol content was higher than 1.2% (v/v). A strict
correlationwas found between the decrease of SSC and the increase
of ethanol and CO2 formation for all samples. However, a consistent
reduction of SSCwas not observed for kiwifruit FJ, probably because
the low initial pH slowed down the development of LAB and yeast.