Desalination of Traditional Soy Sauce Using Electrodialysis

전기투석에 의한 재래식 간장의 저염화

  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

Korean traditional soy sauce was desalted using electrodialyzer, and their physicochemical properties were analyzed. The salt content of soy sauce significantly decreased from initial 18.9 (w/v) to 0.47% (w/v) and the volume also decreased to 330 mL when 1,000 mL of soy sauce was desalted for 450 min at a current of 2 A. During the desalting process, the numbers of viable cells of total bacteria, yeasts, and molds increased due to the concentration effect of the electrodialysis. Turbidity increased from 3.1 to 8.5, and total nitrogen, total sugar, and reducing sugar contents also increased. The pH, and amino nitrogen and volatile base nitrogen contents slightly decreased, with ammonia content significantly decreasing from 19.4 to $1.3\;{\mu}mol/mL$. Free amino acids content increased twofold after electrodialysis. Gas chromatograms of soy sauce showed that profiles of the flavoring compounds did not change when electrodialyzed for 360 min, but most were removed after 540 min.

재래식 간장의 식염농도를 저하시킨 저염화 간장을 제조하기 위하여 전기투석을 실시한 후 탈염 전후 간장의 이화학적 특성의 변화를 조사하였다. 염농도 18.9%(w/v)인 재래식 간장 1,000 mL를 2 A의 조건하에서 450분 동안 전기투석한 결과 염농도가 0.5%(w/v)로 급격히 감소하였으며 최종부피는 330 mL로 감소하였다. 간장에 존재하는 미생물 수를 측정한 결과 세균, 효모, 곰팡이의 생균수가 투석 후 증가하였는데 이는 탈염과정에서 간장이 농축되는 효과를 나타냈기 때문인 것으로 판단되었다. 간장의 탁도는 탈염 전 3.1에서 8.5로 크게 증가하였고 총질소, 총당 및 황원당도 약간 증가하였다. pH는 탈염 전 4.55에서 탈염 후 4.22로 약간 감소하였고 아미노태질소와 휘발성염기질소의 함량 역시 감소하였으며 특히 암모니아는 투석 전 $19.4\;{\mu}mol/mL$에서 1.3 umol/mL로 크게 감소하였다. 유리아미노산의 함량은 투석 후 2배 가까이 증가하였는데 aspartic acid만은 함량이 감소하였다. 간장의 향미성분의 변화를 GC를 이용하여 조사한 결과 투석 후 360분까지는 향미성분의 변화가 없었으나 540분 후에는 대부분의 향미성분이 소실됨을 알 수 있었다.

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