• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.423-429
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• 2009

The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of the application of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from kimchi as a starter culture in the production of fermented sausages. To achieve this, a submerged model medium that contained LAB as part of a complex system of kimchi (0.5, 1.0, 1.0, 3.0, and 5.0%) and lyophilized kimchi powder (0.2 and 0.5%) was fermented for 120 h. During the fermentation period, the growth of total viable organisms and LAB, and the changes in the pH and the titratable acidity, were investigated. The initial LAB counts ranged from 6.4 to 7.7 Log CFU/mL for the kimchi media, and from 6.9 to 6.9 Log CFU/mL for the kimchi powder media. In all the kimchi batches, the LAB increased logarithmically, and the highest LAB counts (around 9 Log CFU/mL) were reached in 24 h. An evident lag phase of the LAB was observed in the kimchi powder samples and reached 8.8 Log CFU/mL in 8 h. The decrease in the pH and the formation of lactic acid were rapid in the kimchi batches, and reached pH values of 3.4-3.5 in 12 h. With these results, the LAB that was integrated with the addition of kimchi or kimchi powder demonstrated its potential utility as a substitute for starter culture.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.224-228
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• 2001

We studied the effects that the addition of Kimchi has on microbiological properties of fermented sausages as we observed pH and microbiological changes of Kimchi-added fermented sausage by aging period. The pH figure of sausages added with commercial starter culture was 5.69 at the beginning stage and declined gradually to 5.01. The more Kimchi is added, the lower pH figure goes. Sausages with 10% and 20% of fresh Kimchi, and 2% and 4% of powdered Kimchi added, showed about pH 5.4 at the early stage and down to pH 4.87 as they are stored longer. In terms of microbiological changes, sausages mixed with starter culture showed 10$\^$7/cfu/g level in the number of total bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast and fungi, lower than Kimchi-added sausages. However, the figure soared sharply to 10$\^$10/cfu/g during the aging period. Kimchi-added sausages recorded 10$\^$9/cfu/g, slightly high during the eurly aging stage, in the number of total bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast and fungi, while showing a gradual increase up to 10$\^$10/cfu/g towards the end of aging period and became microbiologically stabilized.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.804-812
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• 2017

This study was carried out to determine the physicochemical, microbiological, and quality characteristics of a new type of fermented sausage manufactured by incorporating Baechu-kimchi powder and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The LAB count was at the maximum level by day nine of ripening in inoculated sausages, accompanied by a rapid decrease in the pH. The addition of kimchi powder decreased the lightness ($L^*$) and increased the redness ($a^*$) and, yellowness ($b^*$) values, while also significantly increasing the hardness and chewiness of the sausage (p<0.05). Moreover, although the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances values increased in all samples during the study period, this increase was lower in the kimchi-treated samples, indicating a reduction in lipid oxidation. Overall, our results show that the addition of Baechu-kimchi powder to sausages reduced the off-flavor properties and improved the taste profile of the fermented sausage in sensory evaluations. The GABA content of all fermented sausages increased from 17.42-25.14 mg/kg on the third day of fermentation to 60.95-61.47 mg/kg on the thirtieth day. These results demonstrate that Baechu-kimchi powder and GABA-producing LAB could be functional materials in fermented sausage to improve quality characteristics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.61-87
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• 2004

${\cdot}$ The LAB as an integrated part of kimchi were well adapted to the new habitat of fermenting sausage and exhibited good souring properties that are comparable to those commercial starter cultures. ${\cdot}$ With the added kimchi (5-15%) and kimchi-powder (2-5%), the necessary microbial stability of real fermented sausages was achieved. ${\cdot}$ In particular, kimchi-powder contributed to improving the safety of the fermented sausages as compared to the conventional one treated with starter culture.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.435-438
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• 2013

This study was performed to investigate the serum lipid and cholesterol lowering effects of kimchi powder or Lactobacillus plantarum when added to fermented sausage in rats. Male SD (Sprague-Dawley) rats were divided in three groups and administered with the following diets for 6 wk: non-fermented sausage added diets (CON), kimchi fermented sausage added diets (KIM), and Lactobacillus plantarum fermented sausage added diets (PLA). The CON has significantly (p<0.05) higher food intake, body weight gains, and final body weight than the other two groups. The body weight of KIM was significantly (p<0.05) lower than that of the other groups. The weights of organs (heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen, perirenal adipose tissue, and epididymal adipose tissue) were not affected by any treatments. The mean value of serum triglycerides (TG) concentration in KIM and PLA groups was not significantly different compared with CON. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein levels in serum of KIM were significantly (p<0.05) lower than those of CON. The serum free cholesterol level and atherogenic index (AI) in KIM and PLA were significantly (p<0.05) lower than those of CON. In conclusion, dietary supplementations with kimchi powder fermented sausages or L. plantarum fermented sausages were effective for lowering serum lipid, cholesterol levels and atherogenic index in rats.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.486-490
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• 2006

The fermented sausages were produced using 10% freeze-dried kimchi powder and kimchi powder plused 0.1% Lactobacillus plantarum, and their manufacture and product properties were investigated. The pH values were decreased rapidly at 7 days, and pH values of final products became to $4.3{\sim}4.6$. Water contents were $40.0{\sim}43.6%$. Lactic acid bacteria were range from $1.7{\times}10^5\;to\;1.7{\times}10^8cfu/g$, and Enterobacteriacease group and Salmonella were not detected in the products at 20 days. The sour taste of fermented sausages with kimchi powder and starter culture had higher score than counterparts.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.299-305
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• 2012

This study was conducted to compare the microbial and physico-chemical quality characteristics in Kimchi-fermented sausages added with sodium nitrite (SN) and green tea extract (GTE). The sausages were fermented at $24^{\circ}C$/RH 89% for 17 hr and then dried at $10^{\circ}C$/RH 70~80% for 9 days. The total bacteria count, lactic acid bacteria count and pH value ranged from 8.7 Log CFU/g sausage, 8.1~8.3 Log CFU/g sausage and 4.35~4.36, respectively, at 9 d of ripening, but did not show significant differences during ripening among all sausages. The lipid oxidation (TBARS) was inhibited by both GTE and SN, but GTE had lower (p<0.05) inhibitory effect, compared with SN. The $b^*$ value of GTE-added sausage was higher than that of the control sausage, but $a^*$ and $b^*$ values of SN-added sausage remained higher than other sausages during ripening. Therefore, it had lower effect on lipid oxidation and color stabilities than SN while GTE improved the lipid oxidation stability in Kimchi-fermented sausage. However, both GTE and SN did not influence the growth of lactic acid bacteria.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.236-242
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of the application of kimchi LAB as starter culture in the production of fermented sausages. For this, the solid-state model media composed to simulate the substantial conditions of meat mixtures were fermented for 120 h after the treatment with different concentrations of kimchi (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 3.0, and 5.0%) and lyophilized kimchi-powder (0.2 % and 0.5%). During the fermentation period, the growth of total viable cells and LAB, and the changes of pH and titratable acidity were investigated. The initial LAB counts ranged from 7.18 to 8.34 Log CFU/ mL for kimchi media and from 6.93 to 6.94 Log CFU/mL for kimchi-powder media depending on the added concentrations. The kimchi LAB in this study were not influenced by the immobilized condition for their adaptation and growth by showing no lag phase and thus acted similar as in the submerged medium. The initially increased counts reached around 9 Log CFU/ mL in 12 h independent of the concentrations of a ded kimchi. However, the growth and metabolic activity of kimchi-powder LAB were influenced by the immobilized condition. Supposedly, as the nutrient supply in solid-state depended solely on diffusion, these differences in the souring properties were caused by the LAB topography in the medium matrix. Nevertheless, the differences in the numbers of LAB between two media were less than 0.5 Log units and the pH drop in the solidstate batches was quite rapid and reached low values. Therefore, it can be assumed that kimchi and kimchi-powder LAB showed the utility as the substitute of commercial starter culture even without a rehydrating pretreatment.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.877-888
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• 2023

We studied the proteolysis and conducted a sensory evaluation of fermented sausages using strains derived from Kimchi [Pediococcus pentosaceus-SMFM2021-GK1 (GK1); P. pentosaceus-SMFM2021-NK3 (NK3)], Doenjang [Debaryomyces hansenii-SMFM2021-D1 (D1)], and spontaneous fermented sausage [Penicillium nalgiovense-SMFM2021-S6 (S6)]. Fermented sausages were classified as commercial starter culture (CST), mixed with GK1, D1, and S6 (GKDS), and mixed with NK3, D1, and S6 (NKDS). The protein content and pH of GKDS and NKDS were significantly higher than those of CST on days 3 and 31, respectively (p<0.05). Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the NKDS had higher molecular weight proteins than the GKDS and CST. The myofibrillar protein solubility of the GKDS and NKDS was significantly higher than that of the CST on day 31 (p<0.05). The GKDS displayed significantly higher pepsin and trypsin digestion than the NKDS on day 31 (p<0.05). The hardness, chewiness, gumminess, and cohesiveness of the GKDS were not significantly different from those of the CST. The GKDS exhibited the highest values for flavor, tenderness, texture, and overall acceptability. According to this study, sausages fermented using lactic acid bacteria (GK1), yeast (D1), and mold (S6) derived from Korean fermented foods displayed high proteolysis and excellent sensory evaluation results.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.467-475
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• 2012

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the addition level (0 ppm, 400 ppm, 800 ppm, and 1,200 ppm) of green tea extract on the lactic acid bacteria, oxidative stability, and aroma in kimchi-fermented sausage. The sample sausages were fermented at $24^{\circ}C/RH$ 89% until attained to a pH value of 4.9 (for 17 h), and then dried at $10^{\circ}C/RH$ 75-80% for 6 d. The lactic acid bacteria count and pH value were 7.5-7.7 Log CFU/g sausage and 4.30-4.33, respectively, at 6 d of ripening. The results of those did not show significant differences among all treatments. The formation of TBARS (2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) was significantly lowered by increasing the addition level of green tea extract. During ripening periods, the CIE $L^*$ and $a^*$ values decreased; however, the $b^*$ value increased due to the addition of green tea extract. Utilizing an electric nose, the aroma pattern was clearly discriminated between green tea extract treatments and the control. Therefore, in kimchi-fermented sausages, the high addition level of green tea extract improved the lipid oxidation stability. In addition, regardless of the addition level, green tea extract changed the aroma while reducing the color stability. Moreover, it did not have any effect on the growth of lactic acid bacteria.