Organic acid content and volatile aroma components in Jehotang were investigated. Organic acids were detceted by HPLC and it is composed of formic acid(0.07%). lactic acid(0.22%) acetic acid (0.32%), and citric acid(3.17%), the last of which is one of the noteworthy features of Jehotang contributing greatly to its sour flavor and taste. Among the 39 volatile aroma components, whose peaks were identified by GC/MSD, and whose structures were analyzable, 17 kinds of hydrocarbon(30.81%) one kind of aldehyde(7.18%), 2 kinds of ketone(4.79%), 8 kinds of terpene(25.96%) a variety of acids (16%), 2 kinds of alcohol(5.42%), 2 kinds of phenol(2.76%) and 3 kinds of the others(7.68%) were found. The hydrocarbons, terpenes and acids occupied 70% of the aroma components, contributing to and also composing the particular flavor of Jehotang. Extracted pigments from the Jehotang showed maximum light absorbance in the wave length ranges of 200~400nm, showing a high degree of light adsorption of yellow to red color.
제호탕의 유기산 함량은 formic acid 739.Snm(0.07%), lactic acid 2162.1ppm(0.22%), acetic acid 3204ppm(0.32%), citric acid 31763.7ppm(3.2%)이었으며 가장 특이한 것은 citric acid가 3.2%를 함유하는 것으로 나타나 제호탕의 신맛에 근원인 것으로 생각되었다. GC/MSD사용하여 확인된 제호탕의 향기성 분은 39종으로 이들의 구성 성분을 분류하면 hydrocarbon류(30.81%) 17종, adehyde류(7.18 %) 1종, ketone류(4.79%) 2종, terpene류(25.96%) 8종, acid류(16%) 4종, alcohol류(5.42%) 2종, phenol류(2.76%) 2종, 그리고 기타 향기(7.68%) 3종이었다. 이 결과로 볼 때 hydrocarbon류, terpene류, acid류가 전체 향기성분의 70%이상을 차지하여 이들이 제호탕의 특유한 향기성분이었다. 제호탕의 색소 추출액은 200~400nm에서 최대 홉수파장을 나타내어 황색~적색 계통의 여러가지 색소가 혼합되어 있음을 알 수 있었다.