Abstract
Calcium powder from whey (WCF) was added to enrich the calcium content of kimchi, and the mixing ratios of it to salted Chinese cabbage were 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%. Quality characteristics of kimchi such as pH, titratable acidity, reducing sugar content and microbial loads were measured during fermentation at 10$^{\circ}C$. Kimchi samples with WCF showed a higher level in pH and titratable acidity than that of control during fermentation. Kimchi having higher WCF maintained a higher in pH and titratable acidity, and titratable acidity was above 1.0% about 12 days in kimchi sample with 0.5% WCF. Reducing sugar content was steadily decrease after 5 days, and control maintained a higher than others. Microbial load was similar until 10 days, but control was lower than kimchi samples with WCF. Based on the titratable acidity, kimchi with WCF had a limitation in shelf life.
유청칼슘을 0.5%, 1.0% 및 1.5%씩 첨가하여 만든 김치를 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 숙성시키면서 pH, 적정산도, 환원당 함량, 총균수 및 유산균수를 측정한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 김치의 담금 직후부터 유청칼슘을 첨가한 시험구가 대조구보다 높은 pH를 유지하였다. 숙성 5일까지는 시험구간에 적정산도의 차이가 거의 나타나지 않았으나 그 이후에는 유청칼슘을 첨가한 시험구의 적정산도가 대조구보다 모두 높았다. 특히 유청칼슘의 첨가량이 많을수록 적정산도가 높았다. 유청칼슘을 첨가한 시험구는 김치 담금시부터 총균수 및 유산균가 많았으며, 유청칼슘의 첨가량이 많을수록 총균수 및 유산균수가 더 많았다.