Fermentation of Kanjang, Korean Soy Sauce, in Porosity-Controlled Earthenwares with Changing the Mixing Ratio of Raw Soils

흙배합비를 달리하여 기공율이 조절된 담금용기 항아리에서의 간장 발효

  • Chung, Sun-Kyung (Department of Confectionery and Baking, Changwon College) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Soo (Busan Regional Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Sun (Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University)
  • 정순경 (창원전문대학 제과제빵과) ;
  • 이광수 (부산지방식품의약품안전청) ;
  • 이동선 (경남대학교 식품생명공학부)
  • Published : 2006.04.01

Abstract

This study focuses on investigating the effect of porosity-controlled earthenware on fermentation of kanjang, Korean soy sauce. Porosity of fermentation vessel was controlled by changing the mixing ratio of raw soils at manufacturing earthenware. Earthenwares contented 0%, 40% and 60% of the mixture of red brown soil and powdered soil (1 : 1), respectively. The more contents of the mixed soil, the more porosity in earthenware. During fermentation of kanjang in porosity-controlled earthenwares at $30^{\circ}C$ for 4 months, physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory quality attributes were monitored. Compared to other containers, kanjang in the earthenware that had 0% mixed soil showed less water loss, salt content and pH. It also produced higher total acidity, protease activity, total nucleotide, and microbiological changes which included total aerobic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria and yeast. Total nitrogen and free amino acids in kanjang did not show the consistency with the mixed soil contents of fermentation containers, which may take more effect of other factors as water loss than the porosity of vessels. However, the percentage of glutamic acid in total free amino acids was a little higher in the earthenware that had 0% of mixed soil than other containers. These positive physicochemical, microbiological changes also resulted in higher sensory quality.

담금용기로서의 항아리의 간장발효특성을 규명하기 위해 원료 흙인 옹기토, 황토와 분쇄토의 배합비를 달리하여 옹기의 기공율을 조절한 항아리를 제작한 후 각각의 항아리에서 간장을 4개월간 숙성시키는 과정 동안 나타나는 이화학적인 변화, 미생물 생육 및 관능검사를 옹기의 기공율이 간장발효에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 하였다. 기공율 조절을 위해 황토와 분쇄토를 동량 혼합한 흙(RP soil)을 각각 0, 40와 60%를 옹기토와 배합하여 세가지 종류의 항아리를 제작하였다. 숙성조건은 $30^{\circ}C$ 숙성실에서 4개원 동안 진행하였다. 기공율에 따른 변화를 보인 것은 수분손실, 염함량변화, pH 및 총산도, 단백질 분해효소 활성 변화, 미생물변화, 핵산, 색도변화 및 관능검사 결과였고 기공율이 가장 낮은 0% RP soil 항아리에서 숙성시킨 간장이 보다 긍정적인 결과를 보였으며 그 다음으로 각각 40와 60% RP soil을 함유한 항아리 순 이였다. 반면에 총질소 함량의 변화는 처리구간별에 따른 차이를 볼 수가 없었으며 총유리아미노산 함량은 숙성 4개월째 0% RP soil 항아리에서 4,848 mg/100 g로서 40% RP soil 처리구 5,434 mg/100 g, 60% RP soil 처리구 5,477 mg/100 g에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 함량을 보였다. 하지만 0% RP soil 항아리는 수분 손실이 처리구들 중에서 가장 낮은 약 28%로서 다른 처리구에서 거의 40%의 수분손실을 보인 결과를 고려하면 수분손실에 따른 영향이 기공율보다 더 큰 영향을 준 것으로 사료되었다. 한편, 맛난 맛을 내는 glutamic acid의 비는 0% RP soil 항아리가 다른 처리구에 비해 상대적으로 조금 높은 함량을 보였다. 이와 같이 이화학적으로 보다 긍정적인 결과를 얻은 0% RP soil 항아리에서 발효시킨 간장은 관능검사 결과에 있어서도 색, 향기, 맛과 더불어 전체적인 평가에서 모두 가장 높은 평가를 받았다.

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