Table 4. Changes in lactic acid bacteria counts of concentrated fermented milk (FM-C) throughout the shelf life
(unit: CFU/mL)

Sample	Medium	Day 0	Day 10	Day 20	Evaluation
FM-C	BCP agar	(1.10 ± 0.11) × 109a	(7.30 ± 0.07) × 108b	(6.00 ± 0.10) × 108b	Met internal quality criterion (≥ 1.0 × 108 CFU/mL)
	TOS-MUP agar	(6.00 ± 0.09) × 106a	(3.20 ± 0.12) × 106b	(1.20 ± 0.03) × 106c	Met internal quality criterion (≥ 1.0 × 106 CFU/mL)

Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3).
Differences among sampling points were analysed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test (p < 0.05).
Values with different superscript letters within the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).
CFU/mL, colony-forming units per millilitre; BCP, bromocresol purple; TOS-MUP, tryptose–sulfite–cycloserine agar supplemented with 4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate; one-way ANOVA, one-way analysis of variance.