• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.105-111
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze the Korean chili (Capsicum annuum L.) ketchup and American chili ketchup for their comparative bioactive components and then conduct a sensory evaluation. American chili ketchups are collected from Americans' local favorites, and then the American chili ketchups and Korean chili ketchups are analyzed based on their physiological compositions. Bioactive analysis of the Korean chili ketchups show : total capsaicinoids of $2.59{\pm}1.00mg/100g$, total carotenoids of $33.28{\pm}1.52mg/100g$, total phenol of $61.17{\pm}8.08mg/GAE/100g$, and vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity (VCEAC) of $187.04{\pm}3.22mg/100g$. The Korean chili ketchups show higher overall acceptability when being compared to Americans' local favorite chili ketchups. In the sensory evaluation, there are significant differences (p<0.05) in sour, sweet, hot, salty taste, and the overall acceptability in two groups.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.12-17
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• 1994

Physicochemical characteristics of traditional kochujang fermented for 6 months and commercial kochujang were compared. Tested kochujang included 18 kinds of Sunchang kochujang prepared with glutinous rice, 10 kinds of Boeun kochujang prepared with barley and 17 kinds of Sachun kochujang prepared with wheat, and 10 kinds of commercial kochujang. Major free sugar was found to be glucose both in traditional and commercial kochujang. Fructose, maltose, and sucrose were also detected in small amounts. The contents of free sugars in traditional kochujang was approximately one fourth of those presented in commercial kochujang. Commercial kochujang showed the highest level of total free amino acids followed in decreasing order by Sachun, Sunchang, and Boeun kochujang. The most abundant free amino acid was serine in Sunchang kochujang and aspartic acid both in Boeun and Sachun kochujang. On the other hand, glutamic acid was the most abundant amino acid in commercial kochujang. Volatile organic acids in various kochujang were determined and acetic, propionic, butyric, and 3-methyl butanoic acids were found in traditional kochujang. However, 3-methyl butanoic arid was not found in commercial kochujang. The most abundant volatile acid was acetic acid in both tradtional and commercial kochujang. Analysis of non-volatile organic acids showed that large amounts of lactic, oxalic, and succinic acids were found in traditional and commercial kochujang. In addition to these, small amounts of itaconic, malic, malonic, and pyroglutamic acids were found in commercial kochujang.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.671-679
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• 2003

Effects of sun-dried, refined, seaweed, and bamboo salts on the quality of kochujang were studied by measuring enzymatic, microbial, and physicochemical characteristics of kochujang during 12 weeks of fermentation. Yeast count was low in the bamboo-salt kochujang, whereas that of aerobic bacteria was low in the seaweed-salt kochujang. Acid protease activity was high in the bamboo-salt kochujang, whereas amylase activity did not show any remarkable difference. Color change was lowest in the bamboo-salt kochujang. Water activities of all kochujangs decreased during fermentation with the lowest shown in the refined-salt kochujang. Consistency of seaweed-salt kochujang was the highest. Total sugar content was higher, whereas ORP was lower in the seaweed- and bamboo-salt kochujangs. Titratable acidity changed slightly in the bamboo-salt kochujang. Reducing sugar content was the lowest, whereas ethanol content was the highest in the refined-salt kochujang. Amino and ammonia nitrogen contents of kochujangs increased up to the middle of fermentation period then decreased with lower changes observed in the sun-dried and refined-salt kochujangs. Results of sensory evaluation indicated that the bamboo-salt kochujang was more acceptable than the sun-dried salt kochujang in taste, color, and overall acceptabilities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.357-363
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• 2000

고추장의 품질을 향상시키고 재래식 전통 고추장과 유사한 맛을 지닌 고추장을 만들기 위해 재래식 전통 고추장에서 분리한 B.licheniformis 균주와 공장에서 대량 생산을 위해 개량해온 A. oryzae와, 비교적 호염성이며 알콜 발효 능력이 우수한 S.rouxii를 혼용하여 고추장을 담근 후 180일까지의 각 고추장의 이화학적 특성 변화를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 단도는 모든 구에서 숙성 30일 까지 급격히 증가한 후 180일까지 거의 일정한 수준을 유지하였으며, 곰팡이 단용구에 비해 고초균과 효모 혼용구에서 숙성 기간 동안 높은 적정산도 값을 보였다. 조단백질은 숙성 기간 동안 대조구에서는 숙성 60일까지 약간 증가한 후 숙성 120일까지 급격히 감소하였으며 고초균 혼용구와 효모 첨가구는 숙성 90일 이후 감소한 후 숙성 120일 이후부터는 거의 변화가 없었다. 숙성 90일 이후부터는 B. licheniformis와 효모 혼용구에서 A. oryzae 단용구보다 조단백질 함량이 높았다. 환원당은 세 구간 모두 숙성 60일 경까지는 증가하는 추세를 보였으며, A. oryzae 단용구보다 B.licheniformis 균주와의 혼용구에서 높은 수치를 보여주었다. 비휘발성 유기산은 숙성 기간이 경과하면서 증가하였고 가장 많이 검출된 유기산은 pyroglutamic acid와 citric acid의 순이었다. 따라서 고추장의 숙성 과정 중 이화학적 특성 변화의 측면에서 볼 때 고초균과 효모 혼용구로 제조된 고추장이 구수한 맛의 생성면에서 유용한 담금법인 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.97-104
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• 2004

Effects of sub-materials such as, ethanol, mustard, and chitosan, on enzymatic, microbial and physicochemical characteristics of kochujang were investigated during fermentation. Activity of ${\alpha}$-amylase was low in chitosan-added kochujang, whereas those of ${\beta}$-amylase and pretense did not show any remarkable difference. Viable cells of yeast and bacteria decreased in sub-material-added kochujang during fermentation, with yeast counts decreasing more rapidly in ethanol- and mustard-added kochujang than that with chitosan. Consistency of kochujang decreased during fermentation, with the highest consistency observed in ethanol-added kochujang. Oxidation-reduction potential was low in chitosan-added kochujang. Water activity of all kochujang groups decreased during fermentation with the lowest in ethanol-added kochujang. Hunter L-, a-, and b-values of chitosan-added kochujang were higher than other groups, whereas increase in total color difference of low-salt without sub-material group was lowest pH of kochujang was the highest in ethanol-added kochujang, whereas titratable acidity increased remarkably in chitosan-added group. Total sugar and reducing sugar contents of kochujang were high in ethanol-and mustard-added groups, whereas ethanol production decreased remarkably in mustard-added kochujang. Amino nitrogen content was highest in low-salt without sub-material kochujang during late aging period. Ammonia nitrogen content was lower in mustard-added kochujang. After 12 weeks of fermentation, ethanol-added kochujang was more acceptable than mustard-and chitosan-added groups in taste, color, and overall acceptabilities.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.907-912
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• 1997

Physicochemical characteristics of kochujang prepared with various raw materials, were investigated during 90 days of fermentation to obtain information for the industrial production of traditional kochujang. Reducing sugar contents of kochujang increased until 60 days but slightly decreased thereafter, showing highest value for malt added group. Ethanol contents increased after 45 days and were highest in Chinese matrimony vine group, followed by purple sweet potato and malt added groups. Amino nitrogen contents increased until the 45 to 60 days of fermentation, but ammonia nitrogen contents did not change significantly during fermentation. Amino and ammonia nitrogen contents were higher in soy sauce and Chinese matrimony vine added groups. Water activities decreased slightly during fermentation and purple sweet potato added group was lowest among the groups. Consistency of kochujang decreased until the middle of the aging but after that it increased. Consistency of purple sweet potato and Chinese matrimony vine added groups were remarkably higher than that of the others. The color values tended to decrease slightly during fermentation. Purple sweet potato kochujang was low in the lightness, redness and yellowness. Results of sensory evaluation showed garlic and malt added kochujang were more acceptable than purple sweet potato added kochujang due to more desirable taste and color.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.409-415
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• 2001

To observe the stimulating effects of low dose gamma radiation on the germination and physiological activity of germinating seeds of old red pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv Jokwang and cv. Hongkwang), seeds were irradiated at the dose of $2{\sim}50 Gy$. The germination rate of irradiation group was higher than that of the control. Especially it was highest at the early stage of induction. The germination rate at 7 days after sowing in Jokwang and Hongkwang cultivar was high as 74% and 11% at 4 Gy and 8 Gy irradiation group, respectively. The seedling height of Jokwang cultivar was noticeably high at 4 Gy irradiation group and that of Hongkwang cultivar at 8 Gy irradiation group. The protein contents of seedlings from seeds irradiated with low dose gamma radiation of Jokwang cultivar increased at the late stage of induction and that of Hongkwang cultivar at the early stage of induction. Catalase and peroxidase activities of seedlings from seeds irradiated with low dose gamma radiation of Jokwang cultivar increased at 4 Gy irradiation group and that of Hongkwang cultivar at 8 Gy irradiation group.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.195-205
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• 2015

This study was conducted to investigate the chemical characteristics of different treatments of Gochujang during fermentation at $28^{\circ}C$ C for 100 days, in an effort to improve its taste and organoleptic quality. All treatments of Gochujang saw no effects on total viable bacterial numbers, which kept constant level, during fermentation (2.7~3.22 log CFU/g). Yeast numbers did not change for all treatments in the 100 days of fermentation, but then decreased thereafter, yeast numbers increased during fermentation, showing a level of 0.45~0.42 mg% in the Gochujang with red chilli seed powder on the 100th day of fermentation. DPPH radical scavenging in the early stage of fermentation revealeda tendency to increase in conjunction with an increase in the amount of red chilli seed powder added. Sensory examinations, including taste and preference, of the manufactured Gochujang suggest that the optimal fermentation product results from the condition of 20% added red chilli seed powder.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.9
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• pp.1333-1337
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• 2016

This study aimed to investigate the effects of red pepper seed powder on the physicochemical properties (pH, CIE color value, water holding capacity, dry yield, proximate composition, and shear force) of restructured chicken thigh jerky. The restructured chicken thigh jerky samples were prepared with the following amounts of red pepper seed powder [0% (control), 1%, 2%, and 3%]. Moisture contents of samples containing red pepper seed powder were significantly higher than those of control (P<0.05). The lightness, redness, and yellowness of samples an increased with an increase in red pepper seed powder. Water holding capacity and dry yield of samples increased with increasing concentration of red pepper seed powder. However, shear force of samples showed a downward trend with increasing red pepper seed powder level. The sensory evaluation of samples containing 3% red pepper seed powder were highest. The results indicate that red pepper seed powder could be enhance the physicochemical properties of restructured chicken thigh jerky.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.870-875
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• 2003

Physicochemical characteristics of Kochujang based on hot-air dried the red pepper powders with different treatments, were investigated during 90 days fermentation to obtain information for the industrial production of Kochujang. The pH was decreased gradually during fermentation, and pH of the control Kochujang was consistently higher than those of others. The total acidity was increased linearly during fermentation, and Kochujang with 0.1% vitamin C was consistently higher than others. Reducing sugar contents of Kochujang was increased until 75 days but was decreased slightly thereafter, showing highest value for the control sample. Amino nitrogen contents was increased gradually until 75 days, showing highest value for Kochujang with mash-dried red pepper powder, but it was decreased remarkably thereafter The L and a values of Kochujang were increased, whereas b value was decreased during fermentation. L, and b values of Kochujang with mash-dried red pepper powder were higher than those of others, showing the more light and deep color than others. Appearance, taste and overall acceptability of Kochujang based on mash-dried red pepper powder were higher than others.