Quality Changes of Gochujang Incorporated with Strawberry Puree during Aging

딸기 퓌레를 첨가한 고추장의 숙성 중 품질 변화

  • Kim, Hui Jeong (Department of Food Science and Engineering, Daegu University) ;
  • Lee, Jun Ho (Department of Food Science and Engineering, Daegu University)
  • Received : 2009.02.25
  • Accepted : 2009.04.11
  • Published : 2009.05.31

Abstract

Gochujang, a fermented traditional Korean hot pepper-soybean paste, has long been used to provide hot, sweet, and savory tastes. Changes in the pH, titratable acidity, moisture content, water activity, amino-nitrogen content, NaCl content, color, and yeast population during aging were investigated using a model system of Gochujang incorporated with strawberry puree up to 14% as a value-added food ingredient. pH decreased slowly till 60 days of aging then increased afterwards. Titratable acidity, on the other hand, increased during aging, reaching at the highest level at the 60 days of aging and then decreased rapidly. The moisture content continually increased during aging up to 90 days whereas water activity decreased rapidly till 60 days of aging and then slightly increased. The amino-nitrogen content increased while NaCl content decreased continually during aging. All the color parameters including L$^{*}$, a$^{*}$, and b$^{*}$-values increased during aging in general with exception for b$^{*}$-values in some conditions. Initial yeast population was ranged 1.2-4.9${\times}10^{6}$CFU/g and increased to 1.1-5.9${\times}10^{7}$CFU/g after 90 days of aging.

고추장의 품질 및 기호성을 향상시키기 위하여 기능성 부재료인 딸기 퓌레를 첨가하여 고추장을 제조한 후 숙성기간동안 품질특성 변화를 조사하였다. pH는 숙성초기 감소하는 경향을 나타내다가 숙성 60일부터 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 적정산도는 숙성초기 증가하다가 60일 이후 급격히 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 고추장의 수분함량은 숙성기간이 경과함에 따라 증가하였으며 딸기 퓌레의 함량이 높을수록 수분함량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 한편 수분활성도는 숙성 60일째까지 지속적으로 감소하다 이후 다소 증가하였다. 아미노태 질소의 함량은 숙성기간 중 지속적으로 증가한 반면 식염의 함량은 지속적으로 감소하였다. 색지표인 L$^{*}$, a$^{*}$, b$^{*}$값은 일부 b$^{*}$값을 제외하고 전반적으로 숙성기간 중 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 효모는 담금 직후부터 숙성 30일까지 1.2-4.9${\times}10^{6}$CFU/g에서 1.6-5.1${\times}10^{6}$ CFU/g으로 거의 변화가 없었으나 숙성 30일부터 60일까지 서서히 증가하여 숙성90일째 1.1-5.9${\times}10^{7}$ CFU/g으로 급격히 증가하였다. 처리군별로 살펴보면 마찬가지로 숙성초기에는 큰 차이가 없었으나 발효가 진행됨에 따라 딸기 퓌레를 첨가하지 않은 대조군의 효모수가 가장 많은 것으로 나타나 딸기 퓌레의 첨가가 고추장의 숙성 중 물리화학적 품질특성뿐만 아니라 미생물 생육에도 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

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