The raffinose content in the fermented MBR beverage was determined by HPLC method as described earlier (Roopashri, &
Varadaraj, 2014a) using aminopropyl (NH2) Inertsil (GL Sciences Inc., Tokyo, Japan) analytical column (4.6 mm _ 250 mm, 5 mm particle size) and HP 1100 Series Refractive Index Detector.