• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.574-581
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• 2005

Physicochemical and sensory properties of Mul-Kimchi(warery Kimchi) prepared with red cabbage was compared with those of Chinese cabbage or white cabbage. Acidity and turbidity of red cabbage Mul-Kimchi were somewhat higher than those of Chinese cabbage one, which was due to higher soluble solid content in red cabbage Mul-Kimchi. Hunter color a value of red cabbage Mul-kimchi was very much higher than that of Chinese or white cabbage, which was consistent with the data of anthocyanin content. Free radical scavenging activity was much higher in red cabbage Mul-kimchi than in Chinese or white cabbage one. Red cabbage Mul-kimchi had higher values of hardness, fracturability and chewiness during fementation, compared with those of Chinese or white cabbage one. Sensory results showed that there was no difference in overall acceptability among three kinds of Mul-kimchi, although red cabbage one has higher scores of appearance and color than others. Best to the results of this study, it is suggested that red cabbage is a good ingredient for Mul-kimchi.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.669-674
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• 2008

Mul-kimchi is more watery than traditional kimchi and is prepared using large amounts of salted water, Chinese cabbage, radishes, and carrots. The quality characteristics of Mul-kimchi prepared with Chaenomelis Fructus water extract (1, 3, or 5%, w/v) (CF Mul-kimchi) or water (control) were investigated during fermentation for 21 days at $10^{\circ}C$. The initial pH values were 6.53 (control), 4.14 (1% CF Mul-kimchi), 3.61 (3% CF Mul-kimchi), and 3.54 (5% CF Mul-kimchi). The pH did not change significantly in CF Mul-kimchi but gradually decreased in the control during fermentation. Changes in titratable acidity were reflected in pH movements. Viable lactic acid bacteria in CF Mul-kimchi were at lower levels than in the control. Viable bacterial levels in Mul-kimchi decreased with increasing concentration of CF water extract. Textural features, such as hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and springiness, were higher in CF Mul-kimchi than in control. Anti-oxidative activity, measured by DPPH radical scavenging and nitrite scavenging, of CF Mul-kimchi, were higher than in control, and the activities rose with increasing levels of CF water extract. The sensory qualities of 1% CF Mul-kimchi showed the highest values in taste and overall acceptability among the Mul-kimchi preparations tested.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.37 no.10
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• pp.1301-1306
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• 2008

The physiological and microbiological characteristics of various mul-kimchis prepared with omija (Schiznadra chinensis) water extract (1, 2, 3 v/w%) (omija mul-kimchi ) or water (control) were investigated during fermentation for 21 days at $10^{\circ}C$. The pH of omija mul-kimchi was lower than that of control and lowered with increasing the concentration of omija between 1% and 3%. The pH did not change significantly during fermentation in omija mul-kimchi compared with control. The changes in titratable acidity were similar in pH. The change of total microbs and lactic bacteria during fermentation was similar in various mul-kimchis and the viable cell numbers in omija mul-kimchi were lower than in control. The viable cell of mul-kimchi decreased with increasing the concentration of omija water extract. The texture of various mul-kimchi such as hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness and springiness, was decreased but the texture of 1% omija mul-kimchi was maintained significantly higher than that of control during fermentation. The DPPH radical and nitrite scavenging activity of omija mul-kimchi were higher than those of control and the activities increased with increasing concentrations of omija water extract. The sensory quality of 1% omija mul-kimchi showed the highest value in taste and overall acceptability among the tested mul-kimchis.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.511-519
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• 2004

The optional ingredient, Maesil juice, was adopted to improve the quality of Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi during fermentation. The final weight of the Maesil juice as a percentage of the water content in the Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi was adjusted to 0, 1, 3, 5 and 7%. The physicochemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics were determined during fermentation at 10$^{\circ}C$ over a 30 days period. After fermentation, the additions of 3 and 5% Maesil juice gave the highest pH values and lowest total acidities. With regard to the reducing sugars, the 3 and 5% treatments gave the highest contents. The number of the total cell count and lactic acid bacteria increased to their maxima during fermentation, but began to decrease during the latter stages. Here, the additions of 3 and 5% Maesil juice showed distinctive lower and higher numbers of total cells and lactic acid bacteria, respectively, during the latter stages of fermentation. With regard to the sensory evaluation on the addition of Maesil juice, the results obtained with 3 and 5% additions to the fermented Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi were favored for color, smell, sour and carbonated tastes and overall acceptability of the products. Therefore, the optimum levels of Maesil juice addition to Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi were estimated to be between 3 and 5%.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.263-266
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• 2005

Five strains out of tweeny four strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Mul-Kimchi showed a resistance in the artificial gastric juice. These lactic acid bacteria were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum species. In particular, lactobacilli MUL-2, MUL-4 and MUL-18 showed a strong resistance and their viable cell counts of the initial stage were not changed after the 3 h cultivation in the artificial gastric juice. The isolated lactic acid bacteria showed the antimicrobial effect against Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Salmonella typhimurium in the paper disc method.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.57 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2014

Mul-kimchi was prepared with addition of 0.025, 0.05, and 0.1% (w/v) chlorella powder and fermented at $10^{\circ}C$ for 6 days. Quality characteristics of the Mul-kimchi were evaluated in terms of acid production (pH and titratable acidity) and lactic acid bacterial counts during fermentation. The addition of chlorella powder stimulated the growth of lactic acid bacteria and significantly enhanced the acid production. After 3 days fermentation, titratable acidity of chlorella Mul-kimchi was 0.12-0.14% and was higher than that (0.11%) of Mul-kimchi made without chlorella. The acid production and the number of viable lactic acid bacterial cell increased with increasing the concentration of added chlorella powder. The sensory score of Mul-kimchi added with 0.05% chlorella powder showed the highest values in taste and overall acceptability among the tested Mul-kimchi preparations. When chlorella Mul-kimchi preparations incubated for 3 days were kept at $4^{\circ}C$ for 19 days, their quality characteristics were well maintained through storage period. According to sensory score and storage ability, the optimum concentration of chlorella powder was around 0.05%.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.502-508
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• 1999

Microbiological characteristics of low salt Mul-kimchi was examined. Mul-kimchi was prepared by mixing of radish (25%), green onion (2.4%), red pepper (1.9%), garlic (1.9%) and salt (0, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5, 3.0%) in water and fermented at 4, 15 and $25^{\circ}C$ for 10 days, respectively. During fermentation period, total cell, Leuconostoc sp., Lactobacillus sp., Streptococcus sp., Pediococcus sp., coliform bacteria, gram (-) bacteria and yeast cell number were counted on their selection media. The microbes in Mul-kimchi were isolated and identified. Total cell number increased as salt concentration decreased and fermentation temperature increased. Lactic acid bacteria showed the highest number in 1.0% salt concentration. Yeast cell number increased with increase of salt concentration. Lactobacillus sp. were identified Lactobacillus plantarum and L. pentosus in Mul-kimchi containing $0.2{\sim}1.0%$ salt while those of Mul-kimchi containing 3.0% salt were Lactobacillus plantarum and L. brevis. The other lactic acid bacteria were identified Leuconostoc citrum, Leu.mes.ssp.mesenteroides/dextranicum and streptococcus facium in Mul-kimchi containing $0{\sim}3.0%$ salt while Pediococcus sp. was not detected. Gram-negative Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseu. aureofaciens and yeast Candida pelliculosa, Cryptococcus laurentii were identified in the Mul-kimchi.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.794-799
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• 2007

Nitrate contents and quality characteristics of Ulgari-Baechu Kimchi, Yulmoo Kimchi, and Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi were investigated during a storage period. In case of Ulgari-Baechu Kimchi and Yulmoo Kimchi, an increase of pH and decrease of acidity were distinguished by the 4th day of the storage after fermentation. In Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi, pH value decreased and total acidity increased through the whole storage period. Total microbial and lactic acid bacterial counts of Yulmoo Kimchi and Ulgari-Baechu Kimchi reached the peak at the 4th day of storage and slowly decreased after the 18th day. Total microbial and lactic acid bacterial counts of Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi were also the highest at the 4th day of fermentation but showed gradual decreases from the same day. Nitrate contents of Ulgari-Baechu Kimchi significantly decreased by fermentation at room temperature, which continued during the whole store period to down by 11%. Showing the similar pattern in the nitrate content change, Yulmoo Kimchi and Yulmoo Mul-Kimchi recorded 12% and 5% decrease, respectively.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.305-312
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• 2003

The effect of addition of ethanol and/or organic acid on slowing down the fermentation of Mul-kimchi was tested by measuring the changes in pH, acidity and counting the number of microorganisms in kimchi fermentation, and sensory evaluation were carried out. The addition of 0~5％ ethanol to kimchi delayed the decrease of pH and the delaying effect during kimchi fermentation was dependent on the ethanol concentration used. The pH of kimchi without ethanol decreased from 5.7 to 4.13, however, the pH of the kimchi added with 5％ ethanol only from 5.8 to 5.14. The increase of acidity in kimchi with 5％ ethanol was only 0.5~0.6％, while that without ethanol was 0.7~0.8％. Among the organic acids tested, adipic acid was found to be most effective on the prevention of kimchi souring. The Mul-kimchi added 2％ ethanol together with 0.1％ organic acid showed similar effect to that of organic acid alone in the change of pH and acidity. By the sensory evaluation, Mul-kimchi with 0.1％ adipic acid and 2％ ethanol was selected the most desirable one except control without any addition. And the numbers of total microbes, lactic bacteria and yeast count, showed the most effective inhibition in Mul-kimchi with 0.1％ adipic acid and 2％ ethanol.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.125-130
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• 2018

The quality and microbiological characteristics of various Mul-kimchi prepared with addition of 0.02, 0.05, and 0.1% (w/v) chlorella water extract (CWE) were investigated during fermentation for 7 days at $10^{\circ}C$. The addition of CWE powder stimulated the growth of lactic acid bacteria and considerably improved the acid production. After 6 days fermentation, titratable acidity of CWE Mul-kimchi was 0.16-0.19% and was higher than that (0.14%) of Mul-kimchi made without CWE. The lactic acid bacterial counts were increased rapidly in CWE Mul-kimchi during fermentation for 4 days. The sensory quality of Mul-kimchi added with 0.05-0.1% CWE powder lightly enhanced in taste and overall acceptability among the tested Mul-kimchis preparations. When CWE Mul-kimchi preparations fermented for 6 days were incubated at $4^{\circ}C$ for 15 days, their titratable acidities were continuously increased up to 0.21-0.26% but number of viable lactic acid bacteria were well maintained above $10^7CFU/g$ through storage period.