• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.5-12
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• 1991

the Chinese cabbage kimchi was fermented with the various submaterials such as hot pep-per garlic ginger leek green onion fermented anchovy juice and sugar according to the average contents of each submaterial described in the 39 kinds of references. And then the effects of each submaterial and lactic acid bacteria such as L. brevis. Leu. mesenteroides. P cerevisiae and L. plantarum on the content of carotenes were investigated, The major carotene in kimchi was $\beta$-carotene. And also $\delta$-carotene and $\alpha$-carotene were detected. Contents of $\beta$-carotene and total carotene were high in the kimchi containing leek red pepper powder green onion and fermented anchovy juice as a submaterial. But the kimchi containing or omitting the other submaterials were litter affected to the contents of carotene. Contents of $\beta$-carotene and total carotene were high in kimchi fermented with Leu. msenteroides L. brevis and P. cerevi-siae as a starter but was low with L plasntarum.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.189-193
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• 2000

Preservative and antimutagenic effects of green tea leaves added Chinese cabbage kimchi (GK1, GK2, GK3, and GK4 : 1, 2, 3 and 4 of green tea leaves (GTL) in proportion of 100 of salted Chinese cabbage were added to kimchi) were compared to those of the Chinese cabbage kimchi without GTL (control kimchi, CK). Fermentation period of GKs was further delayed than that of CK. The initial pH and acidity between GKs an CK were similar, but the time reach optimally ripened status of kimchi (pH 4.3) was different. CK took 6 days, while GK1, GK2, GK3 and GK4 took 6, 10, 12 and 14 days at 10℃, respectively. The growth of Leuconostoc sp. and Lactobacilus sp. in GKs delayed comparing to those in FCK. Among GKs, as the added amount of green tea leaves increased, the growth of lactic acid bacteria was retarded. The antimutagenic effects of juices from GKs and CK were studied against aflatoxin B₁(AFB₁) in the Ames test on Salmonella typehimurium TA100 and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in the SOS chromotest using E. coli PQ37. Juices from optimally ripened GKs (pH 4.3) showed 52∼76% inhibition rates against the indirect mutagen, aflatoxin B₁ induced mutagenicity while 49% inhibition rate by CK in the Ames test. Juices from GKs and CK showed 44∼67% and 36% inhibition rate against direct mutagen, MNNG (70 ng/assay) induce mutagenicity in the SOS chromotest. Thus GKs delayed fermentation period of kimchi and exhibited higher antimutagenic activity than CK.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.747-753
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• 1996

This study was undertaken to enhance the shelf-fife of kimchi by heat treatment at $40~80^{\circ}C$ for Chinese cabbage during salting. Kimchi was analyzed to determine pH, titratable acidity and sensory evaluation, number of microbe and lactic acid bacteria, content of organic acid and texture. The kimchi(HT 40-kimhi) soaked with Chinese cabbage by heat treatment at $40^{\circ}C$ was enhanced the shelf-life more than that of control kimchi when evaluated by pH, titratable acidity, sour taste and overall taste. HT 40-kimchi was higher in hardness and the lowest in brittleness and gumminess and also, the content of lactic acid, number of total microbe and lactic acid bacteria were the lower than those of control kimchi. Considering all results obtained throughout these experiments, it can be concluded that the kimchi soaked with Chinese cabbage salted in heated 10% salt solution at $40^{\circ}C$ improved the quality and shelf-life of kimchi.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.460-469
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• 1996

This study was intended to observe the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of anchovy added kimchi during fermentation at 4$^{\circ}C$ for 4 weeks. Salting of Chinese cabbage for 10 hours at 10% brine solution was turned out to be appropriate organoleptically for kimchi preparation. Salt content of all kimchies prepared in this study was below 2%. The changes of pH and acidity during fermentation was slow in raw anchovy added kimchi compared to other kimchies. The content of vitamin C was not changed significantly through the fermentation period, whereas the content of reducing sugar was increased at the early stage of fermentation and subsequently decreased as fermentation proceeded. The number of lactic acid bacteria was the highest in raw anchovy added kimchi. The content of calcium and phosphorus were higher in anchovy powder added kimchi and raw anchovy added kimchi than control. In the early stage of fermentation, the major pigments of kimchi were the chlorophyll and carotenoid, but in the later stage of fermentation, the color of Chinese cabbage became greenish brown as chlorophyll was converted to pheophytin. In sensory evaluation test, raw anchovy added kimchi received high score at the early stage of fermentation and anchovy powder added kimchi at the late stage of fermentation, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.35 no.3 s.138
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• pp.255-258
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• 2004

Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp pekinensis) is one of the most popular green vegetables in Cruciferae family, which consisted in many Korean food. All kinds of Chinese cabbage are used both fresh and cooked with certain varieties being more suitable than others for some uses. A unique dish, Kimchi, has been developed in Korea and elsewhere by fermenting Chinese cabbage and pickling it in salt solution. Though lots of beneficial effect of Kimchi on human health has been published before, it is still debatable and in vague on the active origin of the Kimchi or of the Chinese cabbage responsible for the corresponding biological activities. We have recently conducted photochemical investigation of the Chinese cabbage, which is the main ingredient of the Korean traditional food, Kimchi. The MeOH extract of Chinese cabbage was partitioned with ethylacetate and BuOH, successively. The ethyl acetate soluble part was subjected to column chromatography with silica gel and RP-18, which gave finally five minor components, i.e., ${\beta}-sitosterol$ (1), indole-3-acetonitrile (2), 4-methoxyindole-3-acetonitrile (3), methyl ferulate (4), glycerol 1-(9,12,15-octadecatrienoate) (5). The structures of them were established on the basis of spectral $(^1H-NMR,\;^{13}C-NMR)$ evidences.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.303-310
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• 2017

Kimchi cabbage is in demand all year, but there is an unbalance in its supply and demand due to climate reasons, requiring practical methods for extending storage without high cost. Therefore, this study aimed to assess available storage methods. 'Choongwang' Kimchi cabbages cultivated in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do were on June 14 harvested and packed in plastic boxes. Control group was treated by loading four to five heads. Moisturized paper was applied as a liner inside the box to prevent dehumidification and damage to the cut root parts, and a small loading amount (three heads) was applied for better air circulation. Weight loss rates after 12 weeks of storage were 13.83% in the control group, 12.57% in the first group, and 13.38% in the second group. Trimming loss rates after 9 weeks of storage were 14.96% in the control group, 12.29% in the first group, and 12.55% in the second group. As a result of the sensory test, the control group lost its marketability after 6 weeks of storage, while the second group maintained it until 9 weeks and the first group maintained it until 12 weeks and scored higher than 6 points. Therefore, the tested methods were effective for extending the freshness of Kimchi.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.73-77
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• 1994

This study was conducted to investigate and make comparison between treatment which was reduced the reducing sugar content from Chinese cabbage using salting and desalting processes prior to Kimchi fermentation , and control for the effect of reducing sugar content on Kimchi fermentation at $25^{\circ}C$. In the early stage of Kimchi fermentation , the amount of reducing sugar (5.7mg/ml) in treatment was much smaller than that (15.1mg/ml) in control. Reducing sugar content of treatment decreased drastically during the first two days and then levelled off . Whereas, that of control dropped significantly up to the first four days of fermentation. pHs of treatment and control decreased significantly during the first two days and then showed gentle slopes. Acidities of treatment and control were increased continuously during the entire range of fermentation . The acidity of control reached to 0.75% in 3 days of fermentation, while that of treatment was shown after 6 days. Hardnesses of treatment and control using a puncture test were almost constant and the hardness value of treatment was higher than that of control during whole fermentation period. The total bacteria and lactic acid bacteria counts increased drastically during the first day of fermentation and the increase of total bacteria counts was mainly caused by that of lactic acid bacteria counts.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.217-223
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• 2019

This study aimed to evaluate the characteristic differential between whole cabbage kimchi (pogi kimchi) and sliced cabbage kimchi (mat kimchi) during kimchi fermentation at $6^{\circ}C$. The difference of microbial and physicochemical properties was investigated until 6 weeks. For the changes in the microbial flora, both kimchi samples exhibited a continuous increase in total aerobic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) population size up to 2 weeks followed by a stationary phase until 5 weeks. Interestingly, the number of LAB of mat kimchi was overall higher than that of pogi kimchi during kimchi fermentation. We speculate that mat kimchi has in a more advantageous growth condition than pogi kimchi for microbial growth because small kimchi cabbage size appropriately derives nutritional supply in order to increase the LAB growth. During lactic fermentation at $6^{\circ}C$, physicochemical changes in the pH, salinity, and titratable acidity was observed to be no significant differences between two types of kimchi. Furthermore the contents of organic acids such as oxalic acid, citric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, fumaric acid, and acetic acid was not significantly different (p>0.05) between both kimchi samples as well as the contents of total free amino acid.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.87-93
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• 2002

The removal of three pesticides which were residued in chinese cabbage was investigated during making process of Kimchi. When chinese cabbage was washed by water, the removal rates of three pesticides were 62.0%, 54.8% and 61.1% for pirimiphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos and prothiofos, respectively. Pesticides remaining in chinese cabbage after washing by water were also removed from 22.4% to 23.8% by salting. During the fermentation of kimchi for 24 days at 4。C, the pH was lowered 4.5 from 5.8 and the residual amount of pesticides was decreased by 51.4% to 69.4% for three Pesticides remaining after washing and salting On the other hand, when Kimchi was fermented under various temperature for 11 days, the residual amount of chlorpyrifos was decreased up to 29.2%, 45.0% and 77.3% of initial concentration at 4, 10 and 20 。C, respectively. The residual amount of chlorpyrifos in Kimchi was decreased up to 16.3% by heating at 100 。C for 6.5 minutes.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.343-347
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• 2019

This study was performed to develop an economical culture method of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for kimchi fermentation. Leuconostoc mesenteroides WiKim32 was grown to $1{\times}10^9CFU/mL$ and maintained at 8.88 log CFU/mL for four days by culturing in kimchi cabbage juice (KCJ) without supplements and sterilization. Leuconostoc mesenteroides WiKim32 was cultured in 100 mL of KCJ by inoculating with 0.1% starter culture and adding 100 mL of KCJ everyday by adjusting pH to 5.5 using 1 M NaOH at $20^{\circ}C$ for four days. KCJ was prepared by extraction of kimchi cabbage leaves after washing them with citric acid and ethanol. Adjusting pH over 6.0 was favorable for the growth of LAB in the initial stage, but LAB growth was retarded in the later stage. In contrast, adjusting pH below 5.0 was not beneficial for the growth of LAB; therefore, pH was adjusted to 5.5.