Table 3. Carbohydrate utilization of the Lactobacillus plantarum KC23 and L. paracasei KF26 using the API 50CHL system
| Carbohydrate | Reaction | Carbohydrate | Reaction |
| KC23 | KF26 | KC23 | KF26 |
| Control | — | — | Esculin | + | + |
| Glycerol | — | — | Salicin | + | + |
| Erythritol | — | — | Cellobiose | + | + |
| D-Arabinose | — | — | Maltose | + | + |
| L-Arabinose | + | — | Lactose | + | — |
| Ribose | + | + | Melibiose | + | — |
| D-Xylose | — | — | Sucrose | + | + |
| L-Xylose | — | + | Trehalose | + | + |
| Adonitol | — | — | Inulin | — | + |
| Methyl-βD-xylopyranoside | — | — | Melezitose | + | + |
| D-Galactose | + | + | Raffinose | + | — |
| D-Glucose | + | + | Starch | — | — |
| D-Fructose | + | + | Glycogen | — | — |
| D-Mannose | + | + | Xylitol | — | — |
| L-Sorbose | + | + | Gentiobiose | — | — |
| Rhamnose | — | — | D-Turanose | + | + |
| Dulcitol | — | — | D-Lyxose | — | — |
| Inositol | — | — | D-Tagatose | — | + |
| Mannitol | + | + | D-Fucose | — | — |
| Sorbitol | + | + | L-Fucose | — | — |
| α-Methyl-D-mannoside | + | — | D-Arabitol | — | — |
| α-Methyl-D-glucoside | — | + | L-Arabitol | — | — |
| N-Acetyl-glucosamine | + | + | Gluconate | — | + |
| Amygdalin | + | — | 2-Keto-gluconate | — | — |
| Arbutin | + | — | 5-Keto-gluconate | — | — |
+, positive; —, negative.