Table 4.
Concentration of organic acids in r ice and r ice starch Yakju (mg%)

Compounds Rice Yakju Rice starch Yakju
Enzyme supplements Modified Nuruk Traditional Nuruk Yellow rice koji Enzyme supplements Modified Nuruk Traditional Nuruk Yellow rice koji
Oxalic 1.47±0.16ab1) 1.43±0.49ab 1.21±0.16b 1.79±0.12a 21.61±1.04d 47.74±1.30b 45.13±0.17c 51.04±0.82a
Citric 9.58±0.37d 70.32±4.49c 84.61±12.28b 118.79±0.34a 122.85±3.13b 141.57±1.03a 104.71±2.26c 84.07±1.27d
Tartaric 0.02±0.03b 4.41±1.82a 1.42±2.11b ND 0.05±0.08b ND 2.94±3.45b 10.51±1.28a
Malic 28.28±8.41a 19.18±1.36ab 13.41±4.66b 17.15±0.31b 5.79±1.72a 5.38±0.61a 9.21±0.67a 9.83±5.69a
Succinic 152.59±13.36a 112.39±4.00b 125.34±5.79b 79.29±1.89c 79.08±1.86d 136.26±3.19c 141.22±0.48b 158.09±2.27a
Fumaric ND2) ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Lactic 32.49±2.00c 38.48±0.61b 61.47±3.59a 23.14±0.92d 118.21±1.34a 68.33±5.62ab 38.04±2.39b 38.547±5.86b
Formic 0.04±0.06a ND ND ND 0.03±0.05a 0.09±0.16a ND ND
Acetic 34.24±4.78b 21.34±0.73c 29.98±3.75b 97.30±5.02a 203.43±22.66a 52.46±12.41c 44.11±5.97c 91.09±3.60b
Pyroglutamic 0.56±0.98c 6.98±1.00b 6.17±1.46b 20.23±1.17a 20.63±1.42a 3.64±0.83b 4.47±1.49b ND
Total 259.27 274.42 323.60 357.70 538.34 455.47 389.83 443.22
Values are mean±SD (n=3), different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).
ND means not detected.