Table 1 Proximate composition of Doenjang fermented with Aspergillus oryzae SCF-6 and protease

Group1) Time (weeks) Moisture (%) Salinity (%) pH Titratable acidity (%) Reducing sugar (%) Aminotype nitrogen (mg%)
Control 0 59.30±0.16Aa2) 13.36±0.18Aa 5.95±0.01Aa 0.85±0.10Cc 2.83±0.61Aa 152.60±5.05Cd
2 58.25±0.26Ab 13.35±0.23Aa 5.91±0.00Ab 1.52±0.00Bb 3.41±0.13Ca 595.94±1.40Dc
4 58.09±0.20Ab 13.34±0.07Aa 5.78±0.00Ac 1.76±0.14Aa 3.19±0.20Ba 863.99±9.77Ca
8 57.05±0.27Ac 13.45±0.12Aa 5.68±0.00Ad 1.80±0.00Da 2.90±0.35BCa 823.57±9.93Db
Protease A 0 57.65±0.26Ba 13.37±0.06Aa 5.90±0.01Ba 1.18±0.10Ac 2.73±0.10Ab 178.27±2.14Bd
2 57.89±0.73Aa 13.35±0.18Aa 5.89±0.00Bb 1.80±0.09Ab 3.28±0.10Cab 674.17±4.28Cc
4 57.73±0.24Aa 13.35±0.07Aa 5.73±0.01Bc 1.81±0.03Ab 3.72±0.69Ba 900.92±6.98Aa
8 56.77±0.41ABb 13.27±0.10ABa 5.63±0.00Bd 1.98±0.00Ca 2.72±0.16Cb 885.55±9.79Cb
Protease B 0 57.42±0.28Ba 13.15±0.13ABa 5.89±0.01Ca 0.98±0.01BCd 3.30±0.66Ac 146.53±2.14Dd
2 57.72±0.08Aa 13.09±0.07ABa 5.84±0.01Cb 1.70±0.01Ac 4.14±0.22Aab 736.34±0.81Bc
4 57.68±0.20Aa 13.06±0.07Ba 5.68±0.01Dc 1.84±0.09Ab 4.58±0.05Aa 803.57±9.09Db
8 56.24±0.24Bb 13.11±0.10Ba 5.58±0.00Dd 1.98±0.00Aa 3.56±0.26Abc 923.06±3.50Ba
Protease A+B 0 57.78±0.32Ba 13.09±0.12Ba 5.87±0.00Da 1.04±0.05ABc 3.03±0.58Ab 210.00±1.40Ad
2 58.17±0.07Aa 13.04±0.07Ba 5.84±0.01Cb 1.74±0.06Ab 3.70±0.04Ba 787.01±4.91Ac
4 57.87±0.21Aa 13.08±0.07Ba 5.69±0.00Cc 1.75±0.13Ab 3.79±0.09Ba 882.60±9.80Bb
8 56.49±0.17Bb 13.10±0.23Ba 5.60±0.01Cd 1.98±0.00Ba 3.21±0.17ABa 1,003.97±9.79Aa
Protease A isolated from Bacillus licheniformis, Protease B isolated from Aspergillus species, Protease A+B=0.5:0.5 ratio.
Any means in the same fermentation time (A-B) or enzyme (a-d) followed by different letters are significantly (p<0.05) different by Duncan’s multiple range test.