tion was small only ca. 0.5 log increased on day 3, thenslowly decreased to ca. 6.06 logCFU/ml at the end of day12. Lower LAB population found in the high-inoculumbatches when compared to naturally fermented andlow-inoculum batches may be explained by ability of thestarter culture to inhibit other LAB species and hasadvantages over other LAB with high initial inoculum.