• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2013

This study was conducted to develop and characterize sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi sikhae. According to the results for pH, total acidity, lactic acid bacteria, amino nitrogen and sensory evaluation of sea squirt sikhae during fermentation for 6 days at $15^{\circ}C$, the optimum fermentation periods were 4 days for sourness-disliking customers and 5 days for sour-disliking customers. No differences in the proximate compositions of sea squirt sikhaes fermented for 4 days (4D) and for 5 days (5D) were found. There was a difference in the eproximate compositions of commercial seasoned sea squirts, 4D and 5D, sea squirt sikhaes. The results of salinity, total acidity, amino nitrogen and sensory evaluation of two kinds of sikhae suggest that the taste was stronger for 5D than for 4D, both of which were superior to commercial seasoned sea squirts. There was, however, no difference in color of 4D, 5D and commercial seasoned sea squirts. The results of E. coli analyses suggest that sea squirt sikhae is a safe food in terms of sanitation.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2014

This study was carried out to investigate nutritional and physiologically active characterizations of sikhae and the seasoned products from the sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi. The total taste values of sikhae fermented for 4 and 5 days were 10.9 and 15.4, respectively, which was lower than for commercially seasoned sea squirts. The sikhaes contained mostly glutamic and aspartic acids. The total amino acid contents of sikhaes fermented for 4 and 5 days were 5.5 and 6.0 g/100 g, respectively, which were lower than those of commercial seasoned-sea squirts or similar. An amount of 100 g of sikhae and its seasoned products contained P, K, Mg and Fe, and these minerals, which are deemed good for our health, were at 10% above the recommended daily requirements. The functional properties of sikhae fermented for 4 and 5 days were as follows: for ACE inhibiting activity, 69 and 69.5%, respectively; for antioxidative activity, 28.9 and 29.3%, respectively; for xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity, 52.8 and 53.1%, respectively; and for ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity, 2.4 and 1.4%, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of the 5 day fermented sikhae against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphyloccus aureus was detected in 8 mm and in 7 mm against Escherichia coli.