• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.167-174
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• 2001

Soy sauce was prepared with the addition of Gorosoe and bamboos sap instead of tap water to make ordinary soy sauce, respectively. The changes of such compounds during fermentation as minerals, free sugars, organic acids and free amino acids were analyzed. Total mineral contents in the 90 days fermented soy sauce from Gorosoe and bamboos sap were increased by 2.0 and 4.4 times as compared with those of control samples, respectively. Especially the increase of calcium, potassium and magnesium in soy sauce of sapes were derived from those of saps. The sugars were found to be only glucose and galactose in control samples, but they were detected not only above sugar but also fructose and sucrose in soy sauce of saps. Butyric acid in detected organic acid were dominant in all stray sauce samples. In the free amino acid composition of control samples, leucine, phenylalanine, isoleucine, lysine and glutamic acid were abundant amino acids. Amino acid such as isoleucine, leucine and phenylalanine were decreased, the rest 11 kinds of amino acids containing phosphoserine were increased during the fermentation of control samples. Increasing and decreasing patterns of free amino acids during fermentation of sap soy sauce were similar to control samples. Total nitrogen, amino acid nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen were increased during their fermentation.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.624-632
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• 2007

Changes in proximate composition, amino acid, free sugar, reducing sugar and vitamin contents of Curcuma longa L. (autumn woolgeom in Korean) and Curcuma atomatica Salib (spring woolgeom) were investigated according to picking time. Moisture, crude ash, crude protein and crude lipid were increased and non nitrogen substances was decreased by extending the picking time. Contents and ratio of total amino acid to essential amino acids was increased by extending the picking time. Free amino acid was increased by extending the picking time. Ratio of essential amino acids to total amino acids was decreased. Fructose was gradually increased, and then glucose, sucrose and total free sugars were decreased by extending the picking time. Amino acid and sugar contents of Curcuma longa. L. were higher than those of Curcuma atomatica Salib. In contents of vitamin C and $B_1$, Curcuma longa L. was decreased and Curcuma atomatica Salib was increased by extending the picking time.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.326-332
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• 2015

Makjang is a kind of Korean traditional short-term fermented soybean paste. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the compositions of free sugars, organic acids and free amino acids as well as microbial counts of six kinds of Makjang. Commercial Makjang from different regions (Kangwon-do, Choongchung-do and Kyungsang-do) were used. The major free sugars of samples were glucose (0.15~3.97%) and maltose (0.01~0.54%), whereas sucrose (0.02%) was detected only in M4 and fructose only in M1 and M2. The major organic acids were citric acid (0.16~3.09%), malic acid (0.06~0.23%) and succinic acid (0.01~0.11%). The total content of free amino acids ranged from 0.02 to 8.74 mg/g, and major amino acids were detected in the order of glutamic acid, leucine, alanine and aspartic acid. Numbers of viable cells of bacteria as well as yeast and molds were $7.8{\times}10^4{\sim}4.8{\times}10^5$ and $8.1{\times}10^3{\sim}3.6{\times}10^4$, respectively. The results of the sensory evaluation showed that over-all preference of Kyungsang-do Makjang was higher than others. Consequently these results provide better information for standardizing and improving quality and functional activity of commercial Makjang.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.296-301
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• 1992

From the leaves of Ixeris sonchifolia (Compositae), luteolin and its glucoside and apigenin glucuronide were isolated and their structures were characterized on the basis of spectral data. Besides these flavonoids, the composition and relative content of free amino, acids and related compounds, compared to standards determined under identical conditions was also investigated using automatic amino acid analyzer. Major free amino acids were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, serine, proline, valine and arginine.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.9
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• pp.1182-1187
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• 2007

Changes in composition of fatty acids and free amino acids in three differently dried Alaska pollack (sun dried, naturally cyclic freeze-thaw dried, and 1-year-aged cyclic freeze-thaw dried Alaska pollack (Hwangtae)) were investigated to correlate them with browning reactions in drying and aging Alaska pollack. Major fatty acids of the sun dried Alaska pollack were palmitic acid, oleic acid, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and those in the Hwangtae were palmitic acid, oleic acid, and gondoic acid. Hwangtae showed the lowest amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids among the three types of dried Alaska pollack. Free amino acids content of sun dried Alaska pollack was higher than that of the cyclic freeze-thaw dried Alaska pollack and Hwangtae. Lesser amount of histidine in Hwangtae (0.02%) than that in the cyclic freeze-thaw dried Alaska pollack (0.087%) may indicate the degradation of histidine due to the browning reaction in aging the cyclic freeze-thaw dried Alaska pollack. Significant changes in compositions of fatty acids and free amino acids among the dried products revealed the browning reaction resulted from carbonyl compounds produced by decomposition of lipid hydroperoxides and free amino acids. Aging the cyclic freeze-thaw dried Alaska pollack for a year contributed to the development of browning.

• The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.19-24
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• 2023

In this study, we tried to compare and analyze the taste components of Korean Ganjang made by a conventional method on a small scale and aged for 3 years and brewed Ganjang produced by a large company. As a result of the study, a total of 22 types of free amino acids in liver were detected. The main amino acids of Korean Ganjang were glutamic acid, lysine, serine, citrulline, alanine, and leucine, then, the main amino acids of brewed Ganjang were leucine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, valine, serine, alanine. The content of glutamic acid in the composition of free amino acid was 12133.69 mg/mL, more than twice as much as that of Korean Ganjang. The content of leucine (bitter taste) was 5933.37 mg/mL of brewed Ganjang, which was 2.9 to 7 times higher than that of Korean Ganjang. Overall, the content of glass amino acids with savory, sweet, and bitter flavors was found to be very high in brewed Ganjang (BGS) than in Korean Ganjang (KAS, KBS, and KCS). On the other hand, GABA was 456.43 mg/mL for Korean Ganjang KBS, 3.3 times higher than brewed Ganjang. Brewed Ganjang had higher glucose content, inorganic content, iron (Fe), organic acid lactic acid and acetic acid content than Korean Ganjang. Korean Ganjang was found to contain high saturated fatty acids, calcium (Ca), and sodium (Na).

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.55-61
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• 2011

A survey aiming to find out the chemical and textural properties of commercial fermented soy bean curd called sufu was conducted. Sixteen brands of plain sufu produced in the Northern or the Southern part of China were collected and examined for their crude protein, crude fat, texture profiles, free amino acids, and free fatty acid contents. Twenty-one free amino acids were extracted and derivatized using a commercial kit followed by separation and analyzed by the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Similarly, ten free fatty acids were extracted using alumina, eluted, separated and analyzed. The content ranges of crude fat and protein were 22~36% and 31~38%, respectively. In texture profile analysis, ranges of the texture parameters were 131~493 g (hardness), 0.4~0.5 (cohesiveness), -137 to -50 gs (adhesiveness), 0.6~1 (springiness), 47~220 g (gumminess) and 32~177 g (chewiness). Twenty-one different free amino acids, especially alanine, glycine, $\alpha$-aminobutyric acid, valine, leucine, allo-isoleucine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid and lysine in large amount, as well as ten fatty acids in total, notably linoleic acid (9-octadecanoic acid), oleic acid (9,12-octadecadienoic acid), linolenic acid (9,12,15-octadecadienoic acid), hexadecanoic acid and octadecanoic acid were found. This information provides important quality reference ranges for product developers and manufacturers to optimize and produce the plain sufu.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.345-352
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• 1995

The influence of vacuum cooling and modified atmospheric packaging was investigated about browning degree, polyphenoloxidase(PPO) activity and free amino acid of shiitake mushroom. During storage, surface browning was inhibited by precooling. PPO activities of shiitake mushroom was increased during storage. Especially, PPO activity was rapidly increased as surface browning was proceeded. And PVC-wrapped mushroom was lower than carton box-packed mushroom in the changes of surface browning and PPO activity. Total free amino acid contents of shiitake mushroom was 2,510 mg% at harvest, but free amino acid content of shiitake mushroom decreased consistantly during storage. Precooled mushroom had more free amino acid content than non-precooled and their contents were fluctuated by storage temperature, packaging methods and storage periods.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.87-94
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• 1970

The amino acid composition of human and cow's milk represents a standard of reference in infantnutrition. The amino acid compositions determined by automatic amino acid analyzer, Yanagimote Model LC-5. Protein in the human and cow's milk were found to be hydrolyzed to yield free amino acids. Qualitative data for free amino acids in the milk are as follows: 1) Amounts of acidic amino acids such as glutamic and aspartic acid in cow's milk were obserbed to be about 2 times compared with human milk and it is considered that the abundance in these amino acids may contribute significantly to the specific flavor of cow's milk. 2) It is much interesting that in the human milk the contents of sulfur-containing amino acids were high comparatively better than cow's milk; cystine was found to be 3 times ana methionine, 2 times. 3) In the human milk a high content of some essential amino acids such as threonine, isoleucine and leucine was demonstrated and a specific flavor sweet amino acids. 4) Large amounts of basic amino acid such as histidine was found to occur in human milk and arginine in cow's milk.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.671-677
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to examine the levels of free amino acids and identify the correlation between ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA)and L-glutamic acid contents in Kimchi during fermentation. During 2 weeks of fermentation, the acidity of Kinchi increased, i.e., the pH level decreased from 5.24 to 4.40. The content of amino acids determined using HPLC differed significantly (p < 0.05) during 7 weeks of fermentation. Over the 7 weeks of fermentation, the content of most free amino acids increased in the order L-valine > L-glutamic acid > L-glycine, except L-methionine decreased. Initially, the GABA content was found to be $72.43{\mu}M/100g$ fresh weight (fw), and it increased to $229.06{\mu}M/100g$ fw after 7 weeks. This rapid increase in the GABA content in the initial stage is considered to be due to L-glutamic acid. However, during the period of 0~7 weeks, no correlations were found between the L-glutamic acid and GABA contents.