Research Article

Response Surface Optimization of Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) with Lantana camara (L. camara) Fruit Fermentation Process for Quality Wine Production

Table 7

Optimum values of fermentation variables and the predicted and experimental alcohol, total phenol content and sensory properties of the fermentation process.

EquationsFermentation variablesOptimum values of variablesOptimum values of responses
PredictedExperimental

Equation (4)
Alcohol content (%, )
Temperature (°C)A26.887.187.46
Inoculum concentration (%, )B10.94
Lantana camara fruit concentration (%, )C10.17
Equation (5)
Total phenol (mg L-1)
Temperature (°C)A24.19652.89660.26
Inoculum concentration (%, )B10.09
Lantana camara fruit concentration (%, )C10.61
Equation (6)
Sensory
Temperature (°C)A24.478.078.47
Inoculum concentration (%, )B11.4
Lantana camara fruit concentration (%, )C8.67