HRLC-MS analysis of Apong starter culture (E'pob): The starter cake used for the preparation of traditional rice beer of the Mising tribe of Assam

Abstract

Apong is something other than a drink; the Mising tribe's social, and strict lives have spun on this product. It is made by maturing cooked rice with homemade E'pob starter cakes made with a mix of plant parts and rice flour. This alcoholic beverage is possessing many medicinal and therapeutic properties contributed by various indigenous herbs used in starter culture cake preparation. The present investigation was undertaken to analyse bioactive constituents present in “E'pob” by using High Resolution- Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HR-LCMS).