• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.413-415
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• 2005

Time-dependent flow properties of commercial kochujang (hot pepper-soybean paste) were evaluated at various shear rates (5, 15, 25, and $35\;sec^{-1}$) and temperatures (5, 15, and $25^{\circ}C$). Flow properties of all samples showed thixotropic behaviors, which were qualitatively evaluated and quantitatively described by the Weltman, Hahn, and Figoni and Shoemaker models. Time-dependent flow properties of kochujang were found to vary over the range of the shear rate and temperature investigated. Time-dependent models of Weltman and Hahn were suitable ($R^2=0.923-0.987$) for commercial kochujang.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.38-42
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• 1999

Antimutagenic effects of 5 kinds of kochujang(Korean red pepper soybean paste) samples compared with doenjang(Korean soy paste) were studied using the Ames test with Salmonella typhimurium TA100 and the SOS chromotest, with E. Coli PQ37. Th eantimutatenic effects of methanol extracts from red pepper powder and meju(fermented soybean) powder, the major ingredients of the kochujang,were also evaluated for the mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in the Ames assay. The methanol extracts from the kochujang samples showed lower antimutagenicities than those of doenjang against AFB1 and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in the Ames assay. Traditional kochujang I and II exhibited strong antimutagenic activity against AFB1 and MNNG. The traditional kochujang samples against MNNG were aslo observed in the SOS chromotest system with the same fashions as shown in the Ames mutagenicity test. The methanol extracts from meju powder had the strongest inhibitory effects on mutabenicity induced by AFB1, however, those form red pepper powder showed lower inhibition rate than kochujang. These results suggest that traditional kochujang exhibit higher antimutagenic acitivity than the commercial variety, and that meju powder seems to be one of the major antimutagenic components in kochujang.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.427-434
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• 1995

The preparation method for traditional kochujang (fermented hot pepper-soybean paste) at home were surveyed by 1,436 housewives through the country by premade questionnaires. The kochujang meju (Korean style soybean Koji for kochujang) were made by solely soybean (45.3% of respondents) or soybean with rice (26.3%) from September to November (52.2%) or December to February (32.7%). The shape of meju was either doughnut (28.4%) or brick (25.6%) type. Kochujang making seasons were either from March to May (56.6%) or December to February (25.0%) and it was prepared in proportion of mostly $6{\sim}10%$ meju powder (32%) with over 20% of red pepper powder (57.2%) prepared by seed removed dry red pepper. Subsidiary ingredients for kochujang making were boiled waxy rice (73.5%), malt (33.3%), corn syrup (18.9%) or corn syrup with malt (21.9%). After mixing all ingredients, kochujang in clay pot were occasionally exposed to the sun for fermentation for $3{\sim}4$ months (35.0%) or $1{\sim}2$ months (34.7%).

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.173-176
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to improve the palatability of fermented red pepper soybean paste (Kochujang). Five individual models of Kochujang were prepared the following: control, glutinous rice containing 50% (A) and 100% (B) of barley, glutinous rice containing 1.5% (C) and 3.0% (D) of red rice. These Kochujangs were prepared and fermented for 60 days at 30 in a crock, and examined for changes in their physicochemical properties. There were no distinguishable change in their pH, acidity, formol-N content. L (lightness)-, a (redness)- and b (yellowness)-values were decreased rapidly until 20 days of fermentation. After 60 days, the values of L-, a- and b- of A, B Kochujang were increased than those of control, C, D Kochujang. Sensory profiles of color, flayer, taste and overall quality on the final products which fermented for 60 days showed that there were no differences in quality of each models. HMG-Co A reductase inhibitory activities were observed in 1.5% of red rice containing Kochujang.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.183-189
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• 1998

Consumption and general views of housewives in Inchon on commercial kochujang(fermented red pepper-soy paste) were surveyed by questionnaires in June through August, 1997. Respondents considered the taste (88.1%) as the most important factors to determine the quality of kochujang and preferred hot(621%) and bright red colored kochujang(70.6%) with fine red pepper powder Eighty seven percent of respondents preferred the traditional kochujang to the commercial one mainly due to the taste and the reliability to the materials kochujang. Especially all housewives at the age of sixty and over preferred traditional kochujang and those at twenties had a higher preferrence for the commercial one compared to other age groups. While 51.4% of the respondents consumed both e traditional and commercial kochujang, 16.2% and 32.5% did only commercial and traditional kochujang, respectively. Consumption of commercial kochujang decreased with age and main food with it was pan fried dishes(33.7%). Convenience(76.6%) was the major reason for purchasing commercial fried and most respondents(44.1%) selected the special brand from the previous experience of their own. Problems to be improved in commercial kochujang were better taste(31.3%) and development of diverse usage(62.4%).

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.419-425
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• 1995

General views of 1,436 housewives respondents through the country on commercial kochujang (fermented hot pepper-soybean paste) were surveyed by questionnaires. The 65.0% of total respondents had experience of purchasing commercial kochujang on the market, mostly super market (43.0%) of respondents, and the respondents who has job and live in apartment purchased the commercial products more often than the others (80.5%). The reason for purchasing commercial products were convenience (36.1%) and short of time (13.0%). The critera for purchasing commercial product were previous experience (40.1%) and well known trademark (20.6%) and not for purchasing were concerning of noxiousness (29.2%) and inferior taste (25.0%). Respondents prefered glass packing (44.3%) and plastic bottle (20.2%) of 500 g pack for single usage (42.3%). The most important standards for kochujang taste were pungency (59.1%) and savory taste (28.6%). The problems indicated to commercial products were inferior taste (32.2%), especially too sweet (52.6%), and safety (20.6%).

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutgens and Anticarcinogens
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• pp.97-97
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• 2001

The antimutagenicities of methanol extracts from traditional and commercial kochujang (Korean Red Pepper Soybean Paste) and their ingredients were evaluated in Salmonella/mammalian microsome assay system. The traditional kochujang showed higher antimutagenic effects than the commercial one against Ν-methyl-Ν'-nitro-Ν-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in the Salmonella typhimurium TA100, a base-pair substituted mutant strain.(omitted)

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2008

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used for analyzing the manufacturing process of Prunus mume extract-added vinegared red pepper paste (maesil chokochujang) with respect to sensory quality properties. Experiments were carried out according to a central composite design, selecting the amount of kochujang, amount of maesil extract, and type of sugar in the mixture as independent variables; sensory attributes such as flavor, taste, color, and mouthfeel viscosity as response variables. The polynomial models developed by RSM for sensory color and mouthfeel viscosity were highly effective to describe the relationships between the factors studied and the responses. The estimated response surfaces confirmed that the amount of kochujang had a positive effect on color (p<0.001) whereas the amount of maesil extract had a positive effect on mouthfeel viscosity (p<0.001). Increase in the amount of kochujang led to a sharp increase of the sensory score on color at all the maesil extract and sugar type levels. On the other hand, increase in the amount of maesil extract caused a sharp increase in the mouthfeel viscosity value regardless of kochujang concentration and type of sugar. The differences among samples made with different types of sugar were not significant (p>0.05).

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.513-520
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• 2005

이 실험의 목적은 GFSE 첨가가 간장과 고추장 양념액의 저장 조건에 따라 일반 생균수와 식중독균의 생육 억제 효과와 pH 변화를 조사하는데 있다. 실험에 이용된 식중독 세균은 S. enteritidis, S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, coli O157:H7을 사용하였다. 이 실험은 2일 간격으로 14일간 측정하였다. 일반 생균수의 경우는 $4^{\circ}C$에 저장한 양념액은 GFSE의 농도에 따라 일반 생균수가 거의 변화가 없었으나, $20^{\circ}C$ 저장 온도의 GFSE 비첨가구에서는 일반 생균수가 증가하였으나 GFSE 첨가구에서는 거의 변화가 없었다. 저장 초기 GFSE 비첨가구 경우에 간장 양념액의 pH는 5.50, 고추장 양념액은 4.92이었으며, GFSE첨가 농도에 따른 양념액의 pH는 거의 변화가 없었다. 그러나 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저장된 간장 양념 액에서는 저장기간에 따라 GFSE 비첨가구와 GFSE 250ppm 첨가구에서는 pH 3.39, pH 3.60으로 감소하였고 GFSE 500 ppm 첨가구에서는 pH 4.32로 감소하였다. 식중독균의 생육 억제 효과를 250ppm과 500ppm 첨가구를 비교하여 보면 간장 양념액을 $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저장하였을 때 GFSE 비첨가군보다 GFSE를 첨가한 군에서 균수가 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 고추장 양념액의 경우, CFSE 첨가 농도에 따라 식중독균수는 유의적인 차이가 없었고 비첨가구에서도 식중독균의 생육 저해 효과가 나타났다. $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저장한 고추장 양념액의 식중독균은 저장기간이 길어질수록 균수의 차이가 많이 나타났다. 이것은 양파, 마늘, 생강, 고추장$(37\%)$이 많이 함유되어 있어서 원료에 의한 항균 효과 및 고추장에 존재하는 발효 미생물에 의한 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of Sunchang traditional kochujang(fermented hot pepper-soy bean paste) for quality standardization. The kochujang samples, which have been fermented for 8 months in 1999, were collected from 20 firms at folk village in Sunchang area and analyzed their chemical compositions and color reference. The mean value of moisture, amino-type nitrogen, pH, acidity and salt content of the samples collected were $44.62{\pm}1.79%$, $132.66{\pm}21.67\;mg%$, $4.52{\pm}0.08$, $15.77{\pm}1.62$ and $8.76{\pm}1.55%$, respectively. The moisture, pH, acidity and salt content of each sample did not show much differences among samples. The Hunter values(L, a and b) of Sunchang traditional kochujang were $25.72{\pm}1.58$, $23.26{\pm}1.71$ and $9.86{\pm}0.94$, respectively. The mean content of amino-type nitrogen of Sunchang traditional kochujang was $132.66{\pm}21.67\;mg%$, and there were a little difference between the minimum(100.33 mg%) and the maximum(164.56 mg%). The main free sugars of Sunchang traditional kochujang were fructose($1.86{\pm}1.01%$), dextrose($4.29{\pm}2.06%$), sucrose($0.54{\pm}1.21%$), and maltose($1.48{\pm}0.77%$). The contents of fructose, dextrose, and maltose had little difference among samples. The fatty acids in Sunchang traditional kochujang were composed of palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic, octadecatetraenoic, arachidonic and behenic acid. The linoleic acid(18:2) showed the highest, occuping 59.37% of the total fatty acids.