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The History of Chongkukjang (청국장의 역사)

  • Chung, Kyung Rhan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.18 no.7
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    • pp.647-655
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    • 2018
  • Someone said Chongkukjang(淸麴醬) might be a Jang(醬) that made it possible to eat quickly at the time of war, and it is called Jonkukjang(戰國醬), or it might have been learned from the Qing Dynasty, and it was also called Chongkukjang(淸國醬) or Jonsijang(煎?醬). It is not true. Even more they say the first appearance of Chongkukjang in the Korean ancient documents is in "Jeungbosallimgyeongje(增補山林經濟)" of the 1700s. Other argument is that Chongkukjang is also known as the Three Kingdoms since it was in the records of 'Shi(?)' which means Meju and chongkukjang written in "The Chronicles of the Three States(三國史記)". It is not clear whether Chongkukjang was introduced from the Qing Dynasty (1600s) or from the Three kingdom period. In this article, the history of Chongkukjang was studied through the records of ancient documents. There was a Chongkukjang(?) in Goguryeo and Silla era. Chongkukjang was called as Jyonkuk(젼국), Chyonkuk(쳔국), Chyongkuk(?국), and it was written as '?' as the Chinese character. Chongkukjang began to be perceived as Jang such as Doenjang and Gochujang at some time, and it was used as Jonsijang, Jonkukjang, but now it was unified as Chongkukjang(淸國醬). The meaning of '?' also means Chongkukjang until the 1500s, and after 1600, it happened to be it's meaning is changed to Meju and Doenjang. There is no evidence that Chongkukjang has history of war or food related to the Qing Dynasty. Chongkukjang has more than 2200 years of history, but since it was there before it recorded, it had a history of thousands of years earlier than this.

Quality Characteristics of Soybean Paste (Doenjang) Prepared with Bacillus subtilis DH3 Expressing High Protease Levels, and Deep-Sea Water (해양심층수 및 Protease 고생산성 Bacillus subtilis DH3으로 제조한 된장(Doenjang)의 품질특성)

  • Jung, Hee-Kyoung;Jeong, Yoo-Seok;Youn, Kwang-Sup;Kim, Dae-Ik;Hong, Joo-Heon
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.348-354
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    • 2009
  • We examined the quality characteristics of soybean paste prepared using Bacillus subtilisDH3, which expresses high levels of protease, and deep-sea water. The protease activity of Doenjang prepared with Bacillus subtilis DH3 was $278.83{\pm}1.68$ units/mL/min. Protease and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activities increased with aging, for up to 30 days. The electron-donating ability (EDA) of Doenjang PD(Doenjang fermented with protease prodncing B. Subtilis DH3) was $61.27{\pm}0.42%$, whereas Doenjang M (traditional Doenjang fermented with meju and salt) had a lower value of $14.47{\pm}0.41%$. The mineral content of Doenjang PD was higher than that of Doenjang M. The overall acceptability of Doenjang PD was better than that of Doenjang M.

The Origin of Meju Fungi - Fungal Diversity of Soybean, Rice Straw and Air for Meju Fermentation

  • Kim, Dae-Ho;Lee, Jong-kyu;Hong, Seung-Beom
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 2014.10a
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    • pp.32-32
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    • 2014
  • Meju is a brick of dried fermented soybeans and is the core material for Jang such as Doenjang and Ganjang. Jang is produced by addition of salty water to Meju and is considered the essential sauces of authentic Korean cuisine. Meju is fermented by diverse microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and yeasts. It is known that fungi play an important role in the Meju fermentation and they degrade macromolecules of the soybeans into small nutrient molecules. In previous study, 26 genera and 0 species were reported as Meju fungi. However, it is not comprehensively examined where the fungi present on the Meju are originated. In order to elucidate the origin of the fungi present on the Meju, the mycobiota of 500 samples soybean kernels, 296 rice straw pieces and air samples of Jang factories was determined in 0, 2 and 7 Jang factories respectively. Forty-one genera covering 86 species were isolated from the soybeans and 33 species were identical with the species from Meju. From sodium hypochlorite untreated soybeans, Eurotium herbariorum, Eurotium repens, Cladosporium tenuissimum, Fusarium fujikuroi, Aspergillus oryzae/flavus and Penicillium steckii were the predominant species. In case of sodium hypochlorite-treated soybeans, Eurotium herbariorum, E. repens and Cladosporium tenuissimum were the predominant species. Of the 4 genera and 86 species isolated from soybeans, 3 genera and 33 species were also found in Meju. Thirty-nine genera and 92 species were isolated from the rice straws and 40 species were identical with the species from Meju. Fusarium asiaticum, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Aspergillus tubingensis, A. oryzae, E. repens and Eurotium chevalieri were frequently isolated from the rice straw obtained from many factories. Twelve genera and 40 species of fungi that were isolated in the rice straw in this study, were also isolated from Meju. Especially, A. oryzae, C. cladosporioides, E. chevalieri, E. repens, F. asiaticum and Penicillium polonicum that are abundant species in Meju, were also isolated frequently from rice straw. C. cladosporioides, F. asiaticum and P. polonicum that are abundant in low temperature fermentation process of Meju fermentation, were frequently isolated from rice straw incubated at $5^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$, while A. oryzae, E. repens and E. chevalieri that are abundant in high temperature fermentation process of Meju fermentation, were frequently isolated from rice straw incubated at $25^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$. This suggests that the mycobiota of rice straw have a large influence in mycobiota of Meju. Thirty-nine genera and 92 species were isolated from the air of Jang factories and 34 species were identical with the species from Meju. In outside air of the fermentation room, Cladosporium sp. and Cladosporium cladosporioides were the dominant species, followed by Cladosporium tenuissimum, Eurotium sp., Phoma sp. Sistotrema brinkmannii, Alternaria sp., Aspergillus fumigatus, Schizophyllum commune, and Penicillium glabrum. In inside air of the fermentation room, Cladosporium sp., Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium chrysogenum, A. nidulans, Aspergillus sp., C. cladosporioides, Eurotium sp., Penicillium sp., C. tenuissimum, A. niger, E. herbariorum, A. sydowii, and E. repens were collected with high frequency. The concentrations of the genus Aspergillus, Eurotium and Penicillium were significantly higher in inside air than outside air. From this results, the origin of fungi present on Meju was inferred. Of the dominant fungal species present on Meju, Lichtheimia ramosa, Mucor circinelloides, Mucor racemosus, and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis are thought to be originated from outside air, because these species are not or are rarely isolated from rice straw and soybean; however, they were detected outside air of fermentation room and are species commonly found in indoor environments. However, A. oryzae, P. polonicum, E. repens, P. solitum, and E. chevalieri, which are frequently found on Meju, are common in rice straw and could be transferred from rice straw to Meju. The fungi grow and produce abundant spores during Meju fermentation, and after the spores accumulate in the air of fermentation room, they could influence mycobiota of Meju fermentation in the following year. This could explain why concentrations of the genus Aspergillus, Eurotium, and Penicillium are much higher inside than outside of the fermentation rooms.

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Physiological Properties of Extracts of Traditional Soybean Doenjang Prepared with Korean Herb Medicines (국산 한약재 추출물을 이용한 전통 콩된장의 생리활성)

  • Park Seok-Kyu;Jeong Hoe-Jeong;Kim Hong-Chul;Lee Sang-Won
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.241-245
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    • 2006
  • The biofunctional properties of traditional Doenjang supplemented with the extract of herb medicines (refer as DHM) were examined DHM divided to four groups, I, II, III and IV according to herb medicines were added. Nitrite scavenging-activities from all 4 groups of DHMs were significantly higher than that of control. Also hydrogen donating-activities from all 4 groups of DHMs were slightly higher than that of control. Antibacterial activities against pathogenic bacteria such as Streptococcus mutant and Salmonella enteritidis and fibrinolytic activity of all DHMs on fibrin plate were higher than those of control. On the other those of groups III and IV were higher in sensory score, biofunctional and antimicrobial activities than those of group I, II and control. Therefore, the usage of extract of Korean herb medicines instead of water to make Doenjang will effective in development of traditional soybean Doenjang with the biofunctional properties.

Quality characteristics of Doenjang manufactured with soybean Koji (콩 코오지를 이용한 된장의 품질 특성)

  • Kim, Do-Yoon;Kwon, Dong-Jin
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.434-441
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    • 2014
  • This study investigated the quality characteristics and sensory evaluation of Doenjang samples made of soybean koji and prepared with Bacillus subtillus 3-B-1 and/or Aspergillus oryzae 6-M-1 isolated from traditional Meju, to replace the koji with wheat flour. Among the quality characteristics of doenjang during its fermentation at $30^{\circ}C$ for 40 days, its moisture decreased by degrees, but its amino-type nitrogen and reducing sugar increased by degrees. The color of the doenjang made of koji and prepared with Aspergillus oryzae 6-M-1 changed more significantly than that of the doenjang with Bacillus subtilis 3-B-1. The viable cell and mold counts increased by degrees during the fermentation. The results of the sensory evaluation of the doenjang made with koji and prepared with Aspergillus oryzae 6-M-1 did not significantly differ from those of the doenjang with Bacillus subtilis 3-B-1 and of the commercial doenjang. These results showed the possibility of preparing doenjang with soybean koji instead of wheat flour koji.

Quality Characteristics of Doenjang Meju Fermented with Aspergillus Species and Bacillus subtilis during Fermentation (Aspergillus속과 Bacillus subtilis를 이용한 된장메주 발효 중 품질 특성)

  • Kim, Jong-Wook;Doo, Hong-Soo;Kwon, Tae-Ho;Kim, Yong-Suk;Shin, Dong-Hwa
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.397-406
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    • 2011
  • To industrialize meju, four kinds of meju (Korean-style soybean koji) were made with humidity-controlled fermentation for 12 days at $28^{\circ}C$ after they were inoculated with selected strains such as Aspergillus otyzae (AO meju), Aspergillus sojae (AS meju), combined Aspergillus sojae and Bacillus subtilis (ASBS meju), and combined Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus subtilis (AOBS meju) as starter microorganisms. The changes in the quality characteristics in the four kinds of meju were investigated during fermentation. Their enzyme activities were compared with those of the traditional meju that is made in Sunchang Folk Village according to the traditional method. In the meju that were inoculated with selective strains, the aerobic bacteria counts and mold counts exceeded 8 log cfu/g and 6 log cfu/g respectively, which were the highest fermentation values after 2 days. The aerobic bacteria counts were maintained from 2-day to the 12-day fermentation. The mold counts tended to decreased gradually after the 2-day fermentation. The amino-type nitrogen contents reached 430.5-577.5 mg%, which were the highest values after 2-day fermentation. The neutral protease activities of these mejus had the highest levels in the following order: traditional meju, $1,258.0{\pm}38.8$; AS meju, $1,238.3{\pm}38.6$; AO meju. $1,204.1{\pm}24.1$; ASBS meju, $1,040.6{\pm}10.6$; and AOBS meju, $1,033.5{\pm}11.2$ unit/g. The acidic protease activities of these meju had the highest levels in the following order: AO meju, $1,030.1{\pm}19.1$, traditional meju, $1,007.7{\pm}30.5$; AS meju, $990.9{\pm}25.0$; AOBS meju, $910.9{\pm}15.3$; and ASBS meju, $888.2{\pm}15.7$ unit/g.

Quality Properties of Traditional Doenjang Supplemented with Extracts of Korean Herb Medicines. (국산한약재 추출물을 이용한 전통 콩된장의 품질특성)

  • 박석규;정회정;김성희;권선화;이상원
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.553-559
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    • 2004
  • To improve quality as a food source and functional properties of traditional fermented soybean paste (Doenjang), the Korean herb medicines (group I ∼ IV) extracted at 121$^{\circ}C$ for 2.5 hours were used as brine sources. Capsule Meju were fermented in cool brines with three different concentration (group A, B and C) of the extracts at room temperature for 3 months in large earthenware jars. The effect of traditional soybean Doenjang (refer as DHM below) supplemented with the extract of herb medicines on the food quality and chemical characteristics were examined. General composition of DHM (moisture 58.2%∼61.9%, pH 5.32∼5.56, total acidity 3.07∼3.70 ml, salt 11.7∼13.9%) did not differ from those of control (moisture 61.9%, pH 5.50, total acidity 3.25 ml, salt 12.6%). Concentration of reducing sugar, crude protein, crude lipid and amino type nitrogen were higher in DHM than those of control without addition of the extracts. Water insoluble-brown index showed no difference by the extracts. However, the former had higher water soluble-brown index than the latter, and within the DHM, groups I and II were higher than groups III and IV. Lightness values (L) of Hunter color index in groups I and II were 24.32 and 31.04, respectively. Redness values (a) of all DHMs were lower than that of control. Yellowness value (b) of groups III and IV were similar to that of control group, and Hunter b values of group I and II were lower than that of control.

Quality Characteristics of Soybean Pastes (doenjang) Prepared Using Different Types of Microorganisms and Mixing Ratios (접종균주별 콩알메주 배합비를 달리한 된장의 품질특성)

  • Rho, Jae-Duck;Choi, Sin-Yang;Lee, Seung-Joo
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.243-250
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    • 2008
  • This study examined the quality characteristics of soybean pastes that were prepared using different ratios of whole soybean meju inoculated with three different types of microbial strains. The five samples were prepared with meju inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae KFRI 995, Bacillus subtilis F4005, mixture with A. oryzae KFRI 995 and B. subtilis F2315, mixture with A. oryzae KFRI 995 and B. subtilis F4005, and mixture using all three strains, respectively. Over two months of fermentation, pH gradually decreased, whereas total acidity increased. And across samples and fermentation periods, there were no considerable changes in moisture or crude protein. In all five samples, amino-type nitrogen levels increased approximately 2- to 3-fold as compared to initial levels; the sample inoculated with A. oryzae KFRI 995 showed the highest level (205.2 mg%) of amino-type nitrogen. Throughout fermentation, the five samples displayed differences in their reducing sugar levels according to the inoculated microorganisms. The lowest level of lightness and highest level of redness occurred in the sample inoculated with B. subtilis F2315 showed a lowest level in lightness and a highest level of redness, indicating a strong browning reaction. Finally, the samples inoculated with A. oryzae KFRI 995 and B. subtilis F4005, respectively, showed had similarly high preference scores as compared to the other samples.

Isolation, Identification and Growth Characteristics of Main Strain Related to Meju Fermentation (메주발효에 관여하는 우량균주의 분리, 동정 및 생육특성)

  • 최경근;최승필;함승시;이득식
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.818-824
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    • 2003
  • This study was carried out to select Meju of a good quality through general composition analysis, organoleptic evaluation, and to conduct isolation, identification, and growth characteristics of main strain related to fermentation from selected Meju. Moisture and crude protein of Meju were 7.2∼28.8% and 32.7∼42.3%, respectively. The amino nitrogen contents of Kyongbuk and Chonbuk Mejus were 770.8 mg% and 239.9 mg%, respectively. And also, free amino acid and glutamic acid contents of Doenjangs made from Chonbuk and Kyongbuk Mejus were 4,169.6 mg% and 499.4 mg%, respectively. The result of sensory evaluation of Mejus collected from several regions showed Kyongbuk was the most suitable Meju in items of color, flavor, appearance and overall (p<0.05). The typical properties of B. lichenifomis NH20 strain isolated from Kyongbuk Meju showed gram positive, aerobic rod cell and motility. As major component among its cellular fatty acid composition, $C_{15:0}$ anteiso fatty acid, $C_{15:1}$ iso fatty acid, $C_{17:0}$ anteiso fatty acid, and $C_{17:0}$ iso fatty acid were 30.7, 28.9, 13.3 and 11.2%, respectively. It showed the same identification coefficient (0.653) compared to the standard strain. Therefore, it was identified to be B. licheniformis NH20 according to Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology and its fatty acid profiles. The optimum pH, temperature, salt content, and culture time of B. licheniformis NH20 were 7.0, 32$^{\circ}C$, 2%, and 9 hours, respectively.ctively.

Preparation Method of meju by Three Step Fermentation (3단 발효에 의한 메주 제조방법)

  • Kim, Ig-Jo;Lee, Jeong-Ok;Park, Mi-Hwa;Shon, Dong-Hwa;Ha, Yeong-Lae;Ryu, Chung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.536-539
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    • 2002
  • This study was investigated for the preparation method of meju by three step fermentation. The steamed soybeans were fermented with nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis IFO12007 to inhibit the growth of odor-producing Bacilli and promote of normal fermentation of meju. The lactie-fermented soybeans were further fermented with Aspergillus oryzae and Bacillus subtilis. The produced meju by this method showed 54%moisture content and pH 7.0, respectively. The three step fermented meju was soaked in 20% (w/v) brine at $25^{\circ}C$ for 90days. After 30 days, the contents of total free amino acids revealed 4,015 mg% which were higher $3{\sim}5$ times than controls. Among the detected free amino acids, the contents of glutamic acid and leucine showed 925 mg% and 380mg%, respectively. Therefore, the new method of producing meju would be an excellent alternative to improve the quality of soybean fermented food, such as doenjang and kanjang.